Williams v. San Diego Sheriff's Department

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TOMMY LEE WILLIAMS, Case No.: 3:22-cv-00816-LAB-DEB

Petitioner,

ORDER:

v. (1) DENYING MOTION TO SAN DIEGO SHERIFF’S DEP’T.,

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

Respondent. [Dkt. 2]

16 (2) DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND WITHOUT LEAVE

TO AMEND

18 On May 31, 2022, Petitioner Tommy Lee Williams, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, (Dkt. 1, Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Pet.”)), and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis, (Dkt. 2). I. MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS Petitioner filed a prison certificate in support of his motion to proceed in forma pauperis, which reflects a $703.80 balance in his prison trust account. (Dkt. 2 at 5). The filing fee associated with this type of action is $5.00. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). Thus, it appears Petitioner can pay the requisite filing fee. Accordingly, 28 …