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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. Pursuant to the court’s July 18, 2014 order, petitioner filed 

a motion to proceed in forma pauperis.

Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is unable to afford 

the costs of suit. Accordingly, the application to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. See

28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

By order filed July 18, 2014, petitioner was directed to file, within thirty days, a petition 

that was personally signed by petitioner James Washington. Thirty days from that date have now 

passed, and petitioner has not filed an amended petition. Petitioner did not address this 

requirement in his motion to proceed in forma pauperis. 

As noted in the July 18, 2014 order, the petition was signed by an inmate, Jason Earl 

Jones, CDC No. P70638, who was assisting petitioner with the filing of his petition. However, 

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Rule 11 requires that the litigant proceeding without counsel must personally sign his own 

pleading. Therefore, petitioner must personally sign the petition and re-file the petition that bears

his own signature. The litigation coordinator at the California Substance Abuse Treatment 

Facility (“SATF-CSP”) is 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. 

Petitioner is warned that failure to timely comply with this order will result in the 

dismissal of this action.

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

1. Petitioner is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis;

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

personally signed by petitioner James Washington.

3. In addition to petitioner, the Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of the instant 

order on (a) Jason Earl Jones, CDC No. P70638, California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility 

(5242), Corcoran State Prison, P.O. Box 5242, Corcoran, CA 93212-5242, and (b) the litigation 

coordinator at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility; and

4. The litigation coordinator at SATF-CSP is 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: September 9, 2014

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