Gonzalez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MANUEL ANTONIO GONZALEZ, Case No.: 3:20-cv-2538-CAB-RBB

Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING IN FORMA

v. PAUPERIS APPLICATION AND

DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT

WARDEN,

PREJUDICE

Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has not paid the $5.00 filing fee and has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS The request to proceed in forma pauperis is denied because Petitioner has not provided the Court with sufficient information to determine Petitioner’s financial status. A request to proceed in forma pauperis made by a state prisoner must include a certificate from the warden or other appropriate officer showing the amount of money or securities Petitioner has on account in the institution. Rule 3(a)(2), 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254;…