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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM BARTON, No. 2:22-cv-0616 KJN P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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JOSIE GASTELO, et al., Respondents. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with an application to proceed 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 is granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). On April 14, 2022, the original petition, filed on a petition seeking relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 was dismissed, and petitioner was granted leave to file an amended petition. On May 3, 2022, petitioner filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The court’s own records reveal that on October 18, 2021, petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus also challenging his San Joaquin…