Trammell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NICHOLAS TRAMMELL,

Case No. 20-02367 EJD (PR) Petitioner, ORDER OF DISMISSAL; DENYING v. IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS; DENYING CERTIFICATE OF

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

A TOPP CE LA EL RA KB I RL EIT GY A; R I DN IS NT GR UCTIONS

OPENING SEPARATE HABEAS

Respondent. ACTION

(Docket No. 7)

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging a $350 infraction involving the light-rail in Santa Clara County. Dkt. No. 1. Petitioner filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Dkt. No. 7. 22 BACKGROUND According to the petition, Petitioner is challenging an “infraction given to me in a ticket format with payment fees.” Dkt. No. 1 at 2. Petitioner indicates that he is currently in custody…