Schultz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 REGINALD BLOUNT, No. 2:25-cv-2179-DAD-CKD P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SCHULTZ, Respondent.

17 Petitioner, a state prisoner, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging his 2012 conviction in the Sacramento Superior Court and asserting his sentence is unauthorized based on Senate Bill 1393. (See ECF No. 1 at 5.) 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). By order filed on August 8, 2025, petitioner was ordered to submit an affidavit in support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis or the appropriate filing fee. Petitioner was cautioned that failure to do so would result in a…