Burton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CIRON B. SPRINGFIELD, No. 2:22-cv-0568 AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER ROBERT BURTON, WARDEN, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks habeas relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. ECF Nos. 1, 5. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Petitioner has filed an in forma pauperis affidavit in which he states that as of May 20, 2022, he had $3,205.07 in his prison trust fund account. ECF No. 5 at 4. Pursuant to federal statute, a filing fee of $5.00 is required to commence a habeas corpus action in federal district court. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). The court may authorize the commencement of an action “without prepayment of fees and costs or security therefor, by a person who makes affidavit that he is unable to pay such costs or give security…