Emert
Emert v. The People of the State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROB EMERT, Case No.: 3:23-cv-2318-JES-VET
Petitioner,
ORDER:
v. (1) DENYING APPLICATION TO PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS and
CALIFORNIA,
15 Respondent. (2) DISMISSING PETITION
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
17 18 Petitioner has submitted a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). ECF Nos. 1, 2. He has also filed an addendum to his Petition and a “Notice of Related Cases.” ECF Nos. 3, 4. I. IFP REQUEST Petitioner, who is not incarcerated, has filed an application to proceed IFP in lieu of paying the $5.00 filing fee required for petitions for writ of habeas corpus. See ECF No. 2. In it, Petitioner states he has no money whatsoever, no job and no income. He lists “N/A” when asked to specify his “housing, transportation, utilities, or loan payments, or other regular monthly expenses.” Id. at 1–2. He also states, however,…