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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 E. CARROLL, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

LIZARRAGA, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:16-cv-0224 AC 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 together with a request for leave to proceed in forma 

pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Petitioner has not, however, filed his application for leave 

to proceed in forma pauperis on the form used by this district. As a result, he has not submitted 

the certificate portion of the in forma pauperis application that must be filled out and signed by an 

authorized prison official. See Rule 3(a)(2), Rules Governing § 2254 Cases. Petitioner will be 

provided another opportunity to submit a fully completed application to proceed in forma 

pauperis. 

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

1. The Clerk of the Court shall provide petitioner with a copy of the in forma pauperis 

application used by this court; and 

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 2. Petitioner shall submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, a fully completed 

in forma pauperis application. Petitioner’s failure to comply with this order will result in a 

recommendation that this action be dismissed without prejudice. 

DATED: May 5, 2016 

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