Koivisto

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TAUNO AUGUST KOIVISTO, Case No.: 19cv1647 LAB (NLS)

Petitioner,

ORDER: (1) GRANTING

v. APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN

FORMA PAUPERIS;

WARDEN, CSP LANCASTER,

Respondent. (2) DISMISSING PETITION

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has submitted a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis. REQUEST TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS Petitioner has no funds on account at the California correctional institution in which he is presently confined. Petitioner cannot afford the $5.00 filing fee. Thus, the Court GRANTS Petitioner’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, and allows Petitioner to prosecute the above-referenced action without being required to prepay fees or costs and without being required to post security. The Clerk of the Court shall file the Petition for Writ of Habeas…