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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

PHILLIP ANTHONY PETERSON,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-02-1720 FCD DAD P

vs.

ERNEST ROE, Warden, et al., 

Respondents. ORDER

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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 September

21, 2006. This matter is currently on appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth

Circuit. On December 11, 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. 

Rule 24(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure provides that a party to a

district court action who desires to proceed 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;

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(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 October 16, 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.

Accordingly, good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s

December 11, 2006, request to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal is granted. 

DATED: December 19, 2006.

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