Wright v. Wofford

Filing 5

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 5/7/15 ORDERING that Petitioner shall submit, within 30 days from the date of this order, an updated affidavit in support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis and a certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the six month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint. Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner a copy of the in forma pauperis form used by this district.(Dillon, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT,

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No. 2:15-cv-0006 AC P

Petitioner,
v.

ORDER

CARL WOFFORD,

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Respondents.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas

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corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has filed an application to proceed in forma

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pauperis. ECF No. 2. However, petitioner has not included a certified copy of his prison trust

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account statement for the past six months and the certificate portion of the request, which must be

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completed by plaintiff’s institution of incarceration, was completed more than six months prior to

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the submission of the application. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Petitioner will be provided the

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opportunity to submit an updated in forma pauperis application and a certified copy in support of

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his application.

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In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Petitioner shall submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, an updated

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affidavit in support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis and a certified copy of his prison

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trust account statement for the six month period immediately preceding the filing of the
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complaint. Failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be

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dismissed without prejudice; and

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2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner a copy of the in forma pauperis

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form used by this district.

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DATED: May 7, 2015

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