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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DERRICK JAMES FRANKLIN, No. 2:21-cv-00275 JAM GGH P Petitioner, v. ORDER RICK HILL, Warden, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for 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 in forma pauperis affidavit reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. Accordingly, the request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The Habeas Petition Petitioner is currently serving a sentence for his 1996 conviction in the Sacramento County Superior Court for two counts of second-degree robbery, one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, and one count for manufacturing, selling, or possession of certain dangerous weapons. //// In his habeas petition, petitioner challenges his denial of parole eligibility…