Thomas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEITH THOMAS, Case No.: 3:22-cv-0409-BAS-MSB

Plaintiff,

ORDER DISMISSING FIRST

v. AMENDED PETITION WITHOUT

PREJUDICE

MARCUS POLLARD, Warden, Defendant. 16 Before the Court is Petitioner Keith Thomas’s (“Petitioner”) First Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“FAP”). For the reasons stated below, the Court DISMISSES the FAP without prejudice. On March 25, 2022, Petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1.) On March 29, 2022, the Court dismissed the petition without prejudice because Petitioner had failed to satisfy the filing fee requirement. (ECF No. 2.) In its Order, the Court notified Petitioner that to have his case reopened, he must either pay the filing fee or provide adequate proof of his inability to pay, no later than May 27, 2022. (Id. at 1.) Petitioner filed a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) on May 25,…