Brayan Martin Meza v. Marcus Pollard

1 2 3 O 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BRAYAN MARTIN MEZA, Case No. 2:21-CV-04189 FMO (KES)

12 Petitioner,

ORDER DISMISSING HABEAS

13 v.

PETITION AS SUCCESSIVE

14 MARCUS POLLARD, Warden,

15 Respondent. 16

17 18 On May 18, 2021, Brayan Martin Meza (“Petitioner”) filed a Petition for 19 Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 20 (Dkt. 1 [“Pet.”].1) Petitioner also filed: (1) a request to proceed in forma pauperis 21 (Pet. at 9–14);2 and (2) a consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate

22 1 Citations refer to pagination imposed by the Court’s e-filing system. 23 2 The Court also notes that while Petitioner’s request to proceed in forma 24 pauperis (“IFP”) indicates a zero balance in his prison trust account, he recently made sizeable IFP filing fee payments in several civil cases he has pending. See 25 Meza v. California Health Care Facility, No. 2:18-cv-02315 (C.D. Cal. May 20, 26 2021) (Dkt. 38: $70.00 IFP payment received); Meza v. Borders, No. 2:19-cv- 10297 (C.D.…