Vasquez

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 RUDY VASQUEZ, Case No. 23-cv-06109-SVK

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE;

9 v. GRANTING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN

FORMA PAUPERIS

10 JEFF MACOMBER, Re: Dkt. No. 5 Defendant. 11

12 INTRODUCTION 13 Petitioner, proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 14 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging prison disciplinary proceedings.1 He has applied for leave to proceed 15 in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 5.) For the reasons stated below, respondent is ordered to show 16 cause why the petition should not be granted. 17 DISCUSSION 18 A. Background 19 Officials at the California Training Facility found petitioner guilty of violating prison rules 20 by failing to follow orders to move to a different unit in his prison. As part of his punishment, 21 officials assessed a loss of 61 days of time credits. (ECF No. 1 at 28, 32, 35.) Petitioner filed a 22 grievance challenging this decision, which was…