(HC) Laster v. State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEVI DALE LASTER, JR., No. 2:25-cv-0481-SCR-P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state pretrial detainee, is proceeding without an attorney in this habeas corpus action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Also pending before the court are petitioner’s motions to proceed in forma pauperis and additional motions for an extension of time and for his release. ECF Nos. 4, 5, 9, 13, 15, 16, 21. Examination of the in forma pauperis affidavit reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of this action. ECF No. 4 at 1-2. Accordingly, leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). I. Factual and Procedural Background Petitioner is a pretrial detainee in state custody who is challenging the criminal proceedings against him in the Butte County Superior Court. On March 15, 2025, petitioner filed /// 28 …