Morton v. Sherman

Filing 4

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Craig M. Kellison on 4/25/2017 ORDERING petitioner to submit, within 30 days, a complete application to proceed ifp with the certification required by Rule 3(a)(2), or pay the appropriate filing fee; and the Clerk shall send petitioner a new ifp form.(Yin, K)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BRANDON MORTON, 12 No. 2:16-cv-1762-CMK-P Petitioner, 13 vs. 14 STU SHERMAN, 15 16 17 18 19 ORDER Respondent. / Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has not filed a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis, along 20 with a “certification from the warden or other appropriate officer of the place of confinement 21 showing the amount of money or securities that the petitioner has in any account in the 22 institution” as required by Rule 3(a)(2) of the Federal Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, or 23 paid the required filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). Petitioner will be provided the 24 opportunity to submit either a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis, with the 25 required certification, or pay the appropriate filing fee. As to the certification requirement, while 26 a copy of petitioner’s prison trust account statement certified by prison officials is not required to 1 1 satisfy the requirement, such a statement will suffice. Petitioner is warned that failure to comply 2 with this order may result in the dismissal of this action for lack of prosecution and failure to 3 comply with court rules and orders. See Local Rule 110. 4 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 5 1. Petitioner shall submit on the form provided by the Clerk of the Court, 6 within 30 days from the date of this order, a complete application for leave to proceed in forma 7 pauperis, with the certification required by Rule 3(a)(2), or pay the appropriate filing fee; and 8 9 2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner a new form Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis By a Prisoner. 10 11 12 13 DATED: April 25, 2017 ______________________________________ CRAIG M. KELLISON UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2

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