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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

MAURICE JOHNSON,

Petitioner,

v.

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF 

CALIFORNIA,

Respondent.

No. 2:14-cv-2759 KJN P

ORDER

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, has filed an application for a writ 

of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has not, however, filed an in forma 

pauperis affidavit or paid the required filing fee ($5.00). See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a); 1915(a). 

Therefore, petitioner will be provided the opportunity to either submit the appropriate affidavit in 

support of a request to proceed in forma pauperis or submit the appropriate filing fee.1

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 The exhaustion of available state remedies is a prerequisite to a federal court’s consideration of 

claims sought to be presented in habeas corpus proceedings. See Rose v. Lundy, 455 U.S. 509 

(1982); 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b). A petitioner can satisfy the exhaustion requirement by providing 

the highest state court with a full and fair opportunity to consider all claims before presenting 

them to the federal court. Picard v. Connor, 404 U.S. 270, 276 (1971), Middleton v. Cupp, 768 

F.2d 1083, 1086 (9th Cir. 1985), cert. denied, 478 U.S. 1021 (1986). It does not appear that 

petitioner has exhausted the claim raised in the petition. The claim has not been presented to the 

California Supreme Court. 

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

1. Petitioner shall submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, an affidavit in 

support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis or the appropriate filing fee; petitioner’s 

failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed; 

and

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner a copy of the in forma pauperis 

form used by this district.

Dated: December 4, 2014

John2759.101a

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