Parker

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 SHAWNDA MOLLISON-SAPIER, No. 2:25-cv-2388 DJC CSK P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 14 LAVELLE PARKER,1 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus 18 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with an application to proceed in forma pauperis. 19 Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is unable to afford 20 the costs of suit. Accordingly, the application to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. See 21 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). 22 As discussed below, petitioner is directed to show cause why this action should not be 23 dismissed as barred by the statute of limitations. 24 I. GOVERNING STANDARDS 25 Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Habeas Corpus Cases Under Section 2254 provides for 26 summary dismissal of a habeas petition “[i]f it plainly appears from the face of the petition and

27 1 The current Acting Warden of the California…