Crooks

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM GRANT CROOKS, Case No.: 3:20-cv-0407-LAB-RBM

Petitioner,

ORDER DISMISSING CASE

v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND WITH

LEAVE TO AMEND

IGNORAMIS, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a civil detainee proceeding pro se, has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his continued involuntary commitment to Patton State Hospital, after being found not guilty by reason of insanity of vehicular manslaughter, assault, and hit and run in 1982. (See Pet., ECF No. 1.) FAILURE TO SATISFY THE FILING FEE REQUIREMENT Petitioner has failed to pay the $5.00 filing fee and has failed to move to proceed in forma pauperis. Because this Court cannot proceed until Petitioner has either paid the $5.00 filing fee or qualified to proceed in forma pauperis, the Court DISMISSES the case without prejudice. See Rule 3(a), 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254. If Petitioner wishes to proceed…