Jones
Jones v. Urbano
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WAYNE ELIJAH JONES, Case No.: 24-cv-1596-MMA (BLM)
Petitioner,
ORDER DISMISSING CASE
v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE URBANO, CDCR Officer, et al., Respondents. 16 Wayne Elijah Jones (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Doc. No. 1. For the reasons discussed below, the Petition is dismissed without prejudice. FAILURE TO SATISFY FILING FEE REQUIREMENT Petitioner has failed to pay the $5.00 filing fee and has failed to move to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court cannot proceed until Petitioner has either paid the $5.00 filing fee or qualified to proceed in forma pauperis. See R. 3(a), Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases (2019). FAILURE TO NAME A PROPER RESPONDENT In addition, Petitioner has failed to name a proper respondent. On federal habeas, a state prisoner must…