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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRISTOPHER HENRY DERAGON, No. 2:02-cv-0526-MCE-JFM-P

Petitioner, 

v. ORDER

EDWARD S. ALAMEIDA, JR., et al., 

Respondents.

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Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this

Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

2254. Judgment was entered in this case on April 24, 2006, and

this matter is currently on appeal to the United States Court of

Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. On May 31, 2006, Petitioner filed

a Request to Proceed in Forma Pauperis on appeal. The Court file

reflects that Petitioner paid the filing fee for this action.

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Rule 24(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

provides that a party to a district court action who desires to

appeal in forma pauperis on appeal must file a motion in the

district court which:

(A) shows in the detail prescribed by Form 4 

 of the Appendix of Forms the party’s 

 inability to 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.

Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(2). Petitioner has attached the

appropriate affidavit which demonstrates his inability to pay or

to give security for fees and costs. In his May 17, 2006,

Request for a Certificate of Appealability, Petitioner claimed

entitlement to redress and described the issues he intended to

present on appeal. Petitioner has complied with the requirements

of Fed. R. App. P. 24(a). Accordingly, his request to proceed in

forma pauperis on appeal will be granted.

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner’s

May 31, 2006, Request to Proceed in Forma Pauperis on appeal is

granted.

DATED: June 14, 2006

_____________________________

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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