(HC) Rutledge v. Susanville Police Department

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TRAVIS RUTLEDGE, No. 2:18-cv-1100 AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

SUSANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a county jail inmate proceeding pro se, seeks habeas relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. ECF Nos. 1, 4, 6. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. For the reasons stated below, the court will grant petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. However, the undersigned shall also recommend that this action be summarily dismissed. I. IN FORMA PAUPERIS APPLICATION Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. See ECF Nos. 4, 6. Accordingly, the application to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).…