Diaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 GEORGE JOHN KOKOLIOS, No. 2:20-cv-0933-EFB P Petitioner, v. ORDER RALPH DIAZ, Respondent. 15 Petitioner, proceeding pro se, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He has also filed a petition to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 2. Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis The court has reviewed petitioner’s application (and separate prison trust fund account (ECF No. 4)) and determined that it makes the proper showing. Accordingly, petitioner’s request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. Screening I. Legal Standards The court must dismiss a habeas petition or portion thereof if the prisoner raises claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious” or fail to state a basis on which habeas relief may be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1),(2). The court must dismiss a habeas petition “[i]f it plainly appears from the…