Pastor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARCO A. PASTOR, Case No.: 21cv1810 BTM (JLB)

Petitioner,

ORDER DIRECTING ENTRY OF

v. FINAL JUDGMENT OF DISMISSAL

WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND

LOUIS A. MARTINEZ, Warden,

CLOSING CASE

Respondent. 16 On October 22, 2021, Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 along with a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF Nos. 1-2.) In a November 5, 2021, Order, the Court denied Petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, issued an order to show cause requiring action, and directed that in order to avoid dismissal of his habeas action, Petitioner must, no later than January 4, 2022, both: (1) pay the $5.00 filing fee or submit adequate proof of his inability to pay the filing fee and (2) choose one of the four options outlined in that order. (ECF No. 3.) On December 1, 2021, Petitioner paid the $5.00 filing fee and on December…