Blackgold

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SUTEN BLACKGOLD, Case No.: 21-cv-1801-MMA (JLB)

Petitioner,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS;

RAYMOND MADDEN, et al., [Doc. No. 2] Respondents.

AND DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT

PREJUDICE

18 Suten Blackgold (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging a 2020 conviction for battery on a peace officer with a weapon, for which Petitioner was sentenced to 11 months and a loss of 150 days of good time credit. See Doc. No. 1. Petitioner has also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. See Doc. No. 2. For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS Petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis and DISMISSES the habeas action without prejudice. MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS Petitioner has filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. See Doc. No.…