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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 

J. DOUGLAS HALFORD, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

THE PEOPLE, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:14-cv-1827 AC P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner, a state prisoner at California Medical Facility has filed a document styled as a 

“motion” seeking an extension of time to file an application for writ of habeas corpus. No other 

pleadings have been filed by the petitioner. In order to commence an action, petitioner must file a 

petition for writ of habeas corpus as required by Rule 3 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 

cases, and petitioner must either pay the required filing fee or file an application requesting leave 

to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). The court will not issue any 

orders granting or denying relief until an action has been properly commenced. Therefore, 

petitioner’s motion will be denied without prejudice. Petitioner will be provided the opportunity 

to file his petition, and to submit an application requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis or 

to submit the appropriate filing fee. 

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

 1. Petitioner’s motion (ECF No. 1) is denied without prejudice; 

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 2. Petitioner is granted thirty days from the date of service of this order to file a petition 

that complies with the requirements of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Local Rules of Practice; the petition must bear the docket 

number assigned this case; petitioner must file an original and two copies of the petition.1 

Petitioner shall also submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, the application to 

proceed in forma pauperis on the form provided by the Clerk of Court, or the filing fee in the 

amount of $5.00. Petitioner’s failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation 

that this matter be dismissed; and 

 3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner the court’s form for filing a 

petition for writ of habeas corpus, and the application to proceed in forma pauperis by a prisoner. 

DATED: August 12, 2014 

 

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 By setting this deadline the court is making no finding or representation that the petition is not 

subject to dismissal as untimely. See 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1). 

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