Dawes
Dawes v. The People
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM DAWES, Case No.: 19cv1920-LAB (AGS)
Petitioner,
ORDER DISMISSING PETITION
v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE THE PEOPLE, et al., Respondents. 16 Petitioner, a pre-trial detainee proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, but has neither paid the $5.00 filing fee nor submitted a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. FILING FEE REQUIREMENT Because this Court cannot proceed unless Petitioner either pays the filing fee or submits a motion to proceed in forma paupers, the Petition is dismissed without prejudice. BASIS FOR THE PETITION In addition, Petitioner filed this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. However, he is a pretrial detainee who indicates he is not challenging a state court conviction in this action. (See ECF No. 1 at 2.) Rather, he is challenging the conditions of his confinement,…