Hooker
Hooker v. California Men's Colony
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MAURICE W. HOOKER, Case No.: 3:23-cv-1229-CAB-MMP
Petitioner,
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION
v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA
PAUPERIS AND DISMISSING CASE
CALIFORNIA MEN’S COLONY, J.
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
GASTELO, Warden, 15 Respondents. 16 17 On June 29, 2023, Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. On July 5, 2023, the Court dismissed the case because Petitioner had failed to satisfy the filing fee requirement. ECF No. 3; see also Rule 3(a), 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254. The Court notified Petitioner that in order to have his case reopened, he must either pay the $5.00 filing fee or provide adequate proof of his inability to pay, no later than September 4, 2023. ECF No. 3. On July 24, 2023, Petitioner filed a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”). ECF No. 5. REQUEST TO PROCEED IFP According to his prison trust account…