Walker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 VERNON ROBERT WALKER, Case No.: 3:23-cv-01604-BTM-MSB

Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING IN FORMA

v. PAUPERIS APPLICATION AND

DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF

PREJUDICE AND WITH LEAVE TO

CALIFORNIA,

AMEND Respondents. 14 Petitioner, a California state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pet., ECF No. 1. He has also submitted a Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) and an Inmate Trust Account Statement. ECF No. 2. MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS The request to proceed in forma pauperis reflects a $176.78 balance in Petitioner’s prison trust account. Id. at 7–8. The filing fee associated with this type of action is $5.00. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). Because it appears Petitioner can pay the requisite filing fee, the Court DENIES the request to proceed in forma pauperis. …