Lewis
Kenneth Lewis v. RJD
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENNETH LEWIS, Case No.: 25-CV-2209 JLS (VET)
Petitioner,
ORDER DISMISSING HABEAS
v. ACTION AND DENYING
CERTIFICATE OF
APPEALABILITY
RJD, (ECF No. 8) Respondent. 17 Presently before the Court is Petitioner Kenneth Lewis’s Second Amended Petition (“SAP,” ECF No. 8). On August 21, 2025, Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. See ECF No. 1. On September 4, 2025, the Court dismissed the action because Petitioner failed to satisfy the filing fee requirement and failed to state a cognizable claim. See ECF No. 2. The Court notified Petitioner that to have his case reopened, he must both: (1) either pay the filing fee or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”); and (2) file an amended petition by October 17, 2025. Id. at 4. On September 25, 2025, Petitioner filed a Motion to Proceed IFP…