Covello

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 DAVID K. EASTMAN, No. 2:20-cv-1725 DB P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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PATRICK COVELLO, Respondent. 15 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1). The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On September 8, 2020, the undersigned issued an order directing petitioner either to submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis or to pay the filing fee. (ECF No. 3). At that time, petitioner was given thirty days to comply with the court’s order, and he was warned that failure to do so might result in the court recommending that this action be dismissed. (See id. at 2). Thirty days have now passed, and petitioner has neither filed an in forma pauperis application, nor has he paid the filing fee. Accordingly, IT IS…