Jones
Jones v. U.S. District Court
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 WAYNE ELIJAH JONES, Case No.: 24cv296-LL-SBC
Petitioner,
ORDER DISMISSING CASE
vs. WITHOUT PREJUDICE 13 U.S. DISTRICT COURT, et al., 14 Respondents. 15 16 Petitioner Wayne Elijah Jones (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. For the reasons discussed below, the Petition is dismissed without prejudice. I. FAILURE TO SATISFY FILING FEE REQUIREMENT Petitioner has failed to pay the $5.00 filing fee and has failed to move to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court cannot proceed until Petitioner has either paid the $5.00 filing fee or qualified to proceed in forma pauperis. See Rules Governing § 2254 Cases, Rule 3(a), 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254. II. FAILURE TO NAME A PROPER RESPONDENT Additionally, Petitioner has failed to name a proper respondent. On a federal habeas petition, a state prisoner must name the state …