Godfrey
Godfrey v. Unknown
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSHUA GODFREY, Case No. 20-03617 BLF (PR) 11 Petitioner,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH
LEAVE TO AMEND v.
UNKNOWNE,
Respondent.
16 Petitioner, a California state prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Dkt. No. 1. The matter was dismissed for Petitioner’s failure to file a complete in forma pauperis (“IFP”) application or pay the $5.00 filing fee in the time provided. Dkt. Nos. 7, 8. The Court granted Petitioner’s motion to reopen the matter on September 22, 2020. Dkt. No. 12. Petitioner’s IFP motion was later denied, and he was instructed to pay the filing fee which he did on November 20, 2020. Dkt. Nos. 18, 19. DISCUSSION I. Standard of Review This court may entertain a petition for a writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a person 27 in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on the ground that he is in custody in violation of the…