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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 

ROBERT A. GIBBS, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

SHASTA COUNTY, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:16-cv-1868-EFB P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner is a county inmate without counsel. This action was opened when he filed a 

“petition for writ of habeas corpus” concerning the “denial of civil rights.” It is not clear from 

this initial filing whether he intended to file an application for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. § 2254 or a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In addition, petitioner 

has not filed an in forma pauperis application or paid the required filing fee ($5.00 for a habeas 

action; $400 for a civil action). See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a); 1915(a). To proceed with this action, 

petitioner must pay the required filing fee or request leave to proceed in forma pauperis and 

submit the affidavit and trust account statement required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). 

 Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that: 

1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner the court’s forms for an 

application for writ of habeas corpus and for a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 

U.S.C.§ 1983. 

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2. Petitioner may file either a petition for writ of habeas corpus or a civil rights complaint 

within 30 days of the date of this order. If petitioner elects to proceed on his initial 

filing, the court will construe it as an application for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to mail to plaintiff a form application for leave to 

proceed in forma pauperis. 

4. Petitioner has 30 days from the date of service of this order to submit either the filing 

fee or the application required by § 1915(a). 

5. Failure to comply with this order will result in dismissal of this action. 

DATED: August 16, 2016. 

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