Roberson v. People of the State of California

Filing 4

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 03/24/17 ordering petitioner shall submit within 30 days from service of this order, an application in support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis provided by the clerk of the court or the appropriate filing fee. The clerk of the court is directed to send petitioner a copy of the in forma pauperis form used by this district. (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KENNETH WAYNE ROBERSON,

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Petitioner,

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No. 2:17-cv-0531 AC P

v.

ORDER

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA,
Respondent.

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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 not, however, filed an in forma pauperis

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application or paid the required filing fee ($5.00). See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a); 1915(a). No action

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can be taken with regards to petitioner’s habeas corpus petition until such time as he submits the

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in forma pauperis application or pays the filing fee. See L.R. 121(c). Petitioner will be provided

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the opportunity to either submit the appropriate application in support of a request to proceed in

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forma pauperis or submit the appropriate filing fee. Failure to comply with this order will result

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in a recommendation that this action be dismissed.

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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 service of this order, an application in

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support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis provided by the Clerk of the Court, or the

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appropriate filing fee. Petitioner’s failure to comply with this order will result in dismissal of this

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action.
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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: March 24, 2017

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