(HC) Taylor v. Kern State Prison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT ANTHONY TAYLOR, No. 2:24-cv-1719-SCR P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

KERN STATE PRISON, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging his January 2024 conviction which is currently on appeal to the California Court of Appeal. (ECF No. 1.) Petitioner asserts delay in the appeal proceeding and other issues. (Id. at 1-2.) A filing fee of $5.00 is required to commence a habeas corpus action in federal district court. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). The court may authorize the commencement of an action “without prepayment of fees and costs or security therefor, by a person who makes affidavit that he is unable to pay such costs or give security therefor.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). In an order filed on September 3, 2024, petitioner was ordered to submit an affidavit in support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis or the appropriate filing fee.…