(PC)Wells

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANDRE WELLS, No. 2:20-cv-1557 AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER GAVIN NEWSOME, Respondent. 16 Pending before the court is petitioner’s second request for appointment of counsel. ECF No. 10. As explained more fully below, the request is denied without prejudice because petitioner has not yet paid the filing fee or obtained in forma pauperis status. This case was opened based on a letter filed August 4, 2020 by Andre Wells, a state prisoner at Mule Creek State Prison. The letter was entitled “Emergency Habeas Corpus, My Life is in Jeopardy from CDCR and Conspirators Mental Health Staff & Inmates.” ECF No. 1. By order filed August 6, 2020, the undersigned informed petitioner that, to proceed with this action, he must file a formal petition for writ of habeas corpus and must pay the $5.00 filing fee or request and obtain in forma pauperis status. ECF No. 3. With that order, the court sent petitioner a blank habeas…