Hodges
Hodges v. Superior Court of the State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CARSON BRENT HODGES, Case No.: 20cv254-MMA (BLM)
Petitioner,
ORDER DISMISSING CASE
v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA,
15 Respondent. 16 Petitioner, proceeding pro se, has filed a habeas corpus action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. FAILURE TO SATISFY FILING FEE REQUIREMENT Petitioner has not paid the $5.00 filing fee and has not filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. This Court cannot proceed until Petitioner has either paid the $5.00 filing fee or qualified to proceed in forma pauperis. See Rule 3(a), 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254. IMPROPER VENUE AND ABSTENTION Moreover, this Court is not the proper venue. A petition for writ of habeas corpus may be filed in the United States District Court of either the judicial district in which the petitioner is presently confined or the judicial district in which he was convicted and sentenced. See 28 U.S.C. §…