Dean
Dean v. State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID ANTHONY DEAN, Case No.: 23cv1021 CAB (BGS)
Petitioner,
ORDER DISMISSING CASE
v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Respondents. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a document using the initial cover page of a habeas form, which has been docketed as a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 [“Petition”]. (ECF No. 1.) FAILURE TO SATISFY FILING FEE REQUIREMENT Petitioner has not paid the $5.00 filing fee and has not filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Because this Court cannot proceed until Petitioner has either paid the filing fee or qualified to proceed in forma pauperis, the Petition is subject to dismissal without prejudice. See Rules Governing § 2254 Cases, Rule 3(a), 28 U.S.C. § foll. 2254. FAILURE TO USE COMPLETE FORM/FAILURE TO SIGN PETITION A Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus must be…