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 AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

ROBERT BURTON, WARDEN, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 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. On June 15, 2022, the undersigned reviewed petitioner’s trust fund account statement and found that petitioner was able to pay the filing fee. See ECF No. 7. As a result, petitioner was directed to pay the $5.00 fee or face a recommendation that his motion to proceed in forma pauperis be denied and the action dismissed without prejudice. Id. Petitioner has not paid the filing fee, nor responded to the court’s order in any way, within the time provided. Petitioner’s in forma pauperis affidavit reports a…