Thomas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEITH THOMAS, Case No.: 20cv0445 BAS (JLB)

Petitioner,

ORDER: (1) GRANTING MOTION

v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS; and (2) DISMISSING MARCUS POLLARD, Warden,

CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND

Respondent. WITH LEAVE TO AMEND 16 I. INTRODUCTION On January 27, 2020, Petitioner Keith Thomas filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1.) The Court dismissed the action without prejudice and with leave to amend on March 13, 2020 because Petitioner sought to challenge two separate state court judgments in one habeas corpus petition and because he had failed to either pay the $5.00 filing fee or file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). (ECF No. 2.) Petitioner was given until May 19, 2020 to file an amended petition that cured the pleading deficiencies outlined in the Court’s Order, and either pay the $5.00 filing fee or file a motion to…