Diaz
(HC) Murphy v. Diaz
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MONRELL D. MURPHY, Case No. 1:20-cv-01300-DAD-SAB-HC
Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO
DENY PETITIONER’S SECOND
v. APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA
PAUPERIS
RALPH DIAZ, (ECF No. 12) Respondent.
16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. I. BACKGROUND On September 3, 2020, Petitioner commenced the instant proceeding by filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the Sacramento Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. (ECF No. 1). On September 11, 2020, the petition was transferred to this Court. (ECF No. 4). On September 15, 2020, the undersigned issued findings and recommendation to deny Petitioner’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 7). The undersigned found that Petitioner was financially able to pre-pay the entire $5.00 filing fee…