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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BUCK EDWARD BOSWELL, No. 2:20-cv-00798-CKD P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FOSS, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 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 a request to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Examination of the request to proceed in forma pauperis reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. Accordingly, the request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). I. Factual and Procedural History Petitioner was convicted in the Tehama County Superior Court on five counts of drug offenses in violation of various provisions of California’s Health and Safety Code. ECF No. 1 at 2. On May 5, 2006, petitioner was sentenced to 22 years in prison. Id. In his federal habeas application, petitioner…