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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 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ISRAEL ONTIVEROS 

Petitioner, 

v. 

JARED D. LOZANO, 

Respondent. 

 Case No.: 19cv2072-MMA (RBM) 

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION 

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 

On November 28, 2019, Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a 

Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, but neither paid the 

$5.00 filing fee nor submitted a request to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 1. On 

November 4, 2019, the Court dismissed the Petition for failure to satisfy the filing fee 

requirement. ECF No. 2. Petitioner was instructed that if he wished to proceed with this 

action he was required to satisfy the filing fee requirement on or before December 31, 

2019. Id. Petitioner was also instructed that because his Petition contained both 

exhausted and unexhausted claims, he was required to choose from several options on or 

before December 31, 2019, in order to avoid a future dismissal of this action after 

satisfying the filing fee on the basis that his Petition contains both exhausted and 

unexhausted claims. Id. 

Petitioner has now filed a Motion to proceed in forma pauperis but has not yet 

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notified the Court of any option regarding his mixed petition. 

MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 

 Petitioner has no funds on account at the California correctional institution in 

which he is presently confined. ECF No. 3 at 4, 6. Petitioner cannot afford the $5.00 

filing fee. Thus, the Court GRANTS Petitioner’s application to proceed in forma 

pauperis, and allows Petitioner to prosecute the above-referenced action as a poor person 

without being required to prepay fees or costs and without being required to post security. 

CONCLUSION AND ORDER 

Petitioner’s Motion to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. This action is 

DISMISSED without prejudice for the reasons set forth in this Court’s November 1, 

2019 Order of Dismissal. To proceed with this matter Petitioner must, on or before 

December 31, 2019, choose one of the options listed in the November 1, 2019 Order of 

Dismissal in order to avoid having a final dismissal of this action entered for failing to 

allege exhaustion of state court remedies as to all claims presented. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: December 9, 2019

 _____________________________ 

 Hon. Michael M. Anello 

United States District Judge 

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