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Steven Oscar Austin v. Unknown
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVEN OSCAR AUSTIN, No. 2:25-cv-2054 DAD CSK P Petitioner, v. ORDER UNKNOWN, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the following reasons, the findings and recommendations filed October 9, 2025 are vacated. By an order filed August 27, 2025, petitioner was ordered to file a habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his Stanislaus County conviction and in forma pauperis affidavit, or to pay the appropriate filing fee, within thirty days. (ECF No. 8.) Thirty days passed and petitioner did not file a habeas corpus petition or an in forma pauperis affidavit, and did not pay the filing fee. Accordingly, on October 9, 2025, this Court recommended that this action be dismissed. (ECF No. 10.) On October 14, 2025, petitioner filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 27 …