Ludwig

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENNETH JAMES LUDWIG, Case No.: 25cv1151 AJB (KSC)

Petitioner,

ORDER DISMISSING PETITION

v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE JAMES H. HILL, Warden, Respondent. 16 Kenneth James Ludwig (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF 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 STATE A COGNIZABLE FEDERAL CLAIM In accordance with Rule 4 of the Rules Governing § 2254 cases, Petitioner has failed to allege that his state court…