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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES WASHINGTON,

Petitioner,

v.

STU SHERMAN,

Respondent.

No. 2:14-cv-1618 KJN P

ORDER

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas 

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has not, however, filed an in forma pauperis 

affidavit or paid the required filing fee ($5.00). See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a); 1915(a). Therefore, 

petitioner will be provided the opportunity to either submit the appropriate affidavit in support of 

a request to proceed in forma pauperis or submit the appropriate filing fee.

Moreover, the petition was signed by an inmate assisting petitioner with the filing of his 

petition, Jason Earl Jones, CDC No. P70638. However, Rule 11 requires that the litigant 

proceeding without counsel must personally sign his own pleading. Therefore, petitioner must 

sign the petition and re-file the petition that contains his own signature. Prison officials at the 

California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (“SATF-CSP”) are asked to cooperate with Jason 

Earl Jones’ efforts to obtain petitioner’s signature and return the signed petition to the court as 

soon as possible. 

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In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner shall submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, an affidavit in 

support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis or the appropriate filing fee; petitioner’s 

failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed.

2. Within thirty days from the date of this order, petitioner shall file a petition that is 

personally signed by petitioner James Washington.

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to:

A. Send petitioner a copy of the in forma pauperis form used by this district, as 

well as a copy of the July 9, 2014 petition, pages 1-15 (ECF No. 1 at 1-15);.

B. Send a copy of the instant order to Jason Earl Jones, CDC No. P70638, 

California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (5242), Corcoran State Prison, P.O. BOX 5242, 

Corcoran, CA 93212-5242. 

4. Prison officials at SATF-CSP are asked to cooperate with inmate Jason Earl Jones’ 

efforts to obtain petitioner’s signature and return the signed petition to the court as soon as 

possible.

Dated: July 18, 2014

/wash1618.101a

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