Tampkins

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL R. TURNER, No. 2:20-cv-1088 JAM KJN P Petitioner, v. ORDER C. TAMPKINS,1 Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. Accordingly, the application to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Because petitioner may be entitled to relief if the claimed violation of constitutional rights is proved, respondent will be directed to file a response to petitioner’s habeas petition. In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted;

C. Tampkins, Gower, current warden of the California Rehabilitation Center, is substituted as…