McFarland v. State of California

Filing 4

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 10/31/16 ORDERING that petitioner shall submit, within 30 days from the date of this order, an affidavit in support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis or the appropriate filing fee; petitioners failure to comply with this order may result in this action being dismissed; and 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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DOUGLAS SCOTT McFARLAND,

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Petitioner,

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No. 2:16-cv-2568-EFB P

v.

ORDER

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

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Respondent.

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Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

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28 U.S.C. § 2254. He has not, however, filed an in forma pauperis affidavit or paid the required

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filing fee ($5.00). See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a); 1915(a). Petitioner will be provided the opportunity

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to either submit the appropriate affidavit in support of a request to proceed in forma pauperis or

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submit the appropriate filing fee.
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 affidavit in support

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of his request to proceed in forma pauperis or the appropriate filing fee; petitioner’s failure to

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comply with this order may result in this action being dismissed; and

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2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner a copy of the in forma pauperis form
used by this district.
Dated: October 31, 2016.

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