(HC) Chappell v. St. Andre

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BLAKE H. CHAPPELL, No. 2:22-cv-1429 KJM AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ST. ANDRE, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has 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 will be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The petition states that petitioner is challenging his 2009 conviction. ECF Nos. 1, 5. Petitioner alleges that he received an unauthorized sentence, he was denied a fair trial, and that counsel was ineffective by failing to conduct an investigation. Id. Rule 4 of the Habeas Rules requires the court to summarily dismiss a habeas petition “[i]f it plainly appears from the petition and any exhibits annexed to…