Martinez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIS DAVIS, No. 2:21-cv-2164 DB P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

L. MARTINEZ, Warden, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis. Petitioner seeks an order granting him a new parole suitability hearing based on his allegation that the board failed to properly consider his status as a youth offender. For the reasons set forth below the court will grant the motion to proceed in forma pauperis and recommend that the petition be dismissed. IN FORMA PAUPERIS Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. Accordingly, the application to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). //// //// …