Trate
(HC) Springs v. Trate
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERIC LEBRON SPRINGS, No. 2:23-cv-0441 AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
B. TRATE, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, together with an application to proceed in forma pauperis. I. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. ECF No. 5. Accordingly, the application to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). II. The Petition The petition challenges petitioner’s conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. ECF No. 1. Petitioner argues that after United States v. Davis, 139 S. Ct. 2319 (2019), he is actually innocent because he merely aided and abetted Hobbs Act…