Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ISAAC JONES, JR., Case No. 22-cv-0640-BAS-BLM

Petitioner,

ORDER:

v. (1) DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT DON BARNES,

PREJUDICE; AND

Respondent. (2) DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL

17 NOTICE (ECF No. 2)

Petitioner Isaac Jones, Jr. (“Petitioner”) is a state inmate who is currently detained in an Orange County jail facility. On May 4, 2022, he filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 seeking to challenge his California state court conviction. (Pet., ECF No. 1.) He has also filed a request for judicial notice (“RJN”). (RJN., ECF No. 2.) I. FAILURE TO SATISFY FILING FEE REQUIREMENT This Court cannot entertain a habeas corpus action unless a petitioner has either paid the requisite filing fee or qualified to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). See Rule 3(a), 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254. Here, Petitioner has not paid the $5.00…