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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DEMETROIS TERRELL DIXSON, 

 

 Petitioner, 

 

 v. 

SECRETARY, Department of 

Corrections and Rehabilitation, 

 Respondent. 

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No. C 14-5069 CW 

 

ORDER DENYING 

APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS 

 

 In March 2006, an Alameda County jury convicted Petitioner 

Demetrois Dixson of multiple felonies, including forcible sexual 

offenses against his girlfriend. These charges included forcible 

rape, unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, battery with 

serious bodily injury, corporal injury to a cohabitant, forcible 

sodomy, and forcible oral copulation. Petitioner filed a petition 

for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, 

challenging his state criminal conviction and asserting that he is 

actually innocent. In an order dated March 31, 2016, the Court 

dismissed the petition as untimely. On April 25, 2015, Petitioner 

filed a notice of appeal. 

 Petitioner has now filed an application to proceed in forma 

pauperis. Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 24 provides that “a 

party to a district-court action who desires to appeal in forma 

pauperis must file a motion in the district court. The party must 

attach an affidavit that: (A) shows . . . the party's inability to 

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pay or to give security for fees and costs; (B) claims an 

entitlement to redress; and (C) states the issues that the party 

intends to present on appeal.” Petitioner failed to submit an 

affidavit regarding his inability to pay. He simply attached a 

copy of a statement for his prisoner’s trust account. Moreover, 

Petitioner failed to provide any information about the issues he 

intends to present on appeal or his entitlement to relief. Having 

considered the record in this case and the papers filed by 

Petitioner, the Court denies the application to proceed in forma 

pauperis on appeal. The petition in this case was filed on 

November 17, 2014, long after the statute of limitations expired. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated:May 3, 2016 

CLAUDIA WILKEN 

United States District Judge 

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