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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEON WILSON CROCKETT, No. 2:20-cv-0213 KJN P Petitioner, v. ORDER RICK HILL, Warden, Respondent. 16 17 I. Introduction Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis. Examination of the affidavit reveals petitioner is unable to afford the costs of this action. Accordingly, leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). As discussed below, the undersigned finds that petitioner must file an amended petition, and his motion for stay is denied without prejudice. II. Petition Fails to Identify Grounds for Relief Rule 2 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases provides that the petition: “shall specify all the grounds for relief which are available to the petitioner and of which he has or by 28 the exercise of reasonable diligence should have knowledge and…