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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LUIS ALBERTO HERNANDEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-00268-JSC 

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Re: Dkt. No. 4

On January 20, 2015, Petitioner, a California prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this petition 

for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.1 On the same day, the Clerk notified 

Petitioner he had neither paid the filing fee nor completed an application to proceed in forma 

pauperis (“IFP”). The Clerk mailed Petitioner the Court's IFP form along with the deficiency 

notice, as well as a stamped return envelope and instructions for completing the IFP form. The 

instructions indicated that in order to complete the IFP application, he had to include a trust 

account statement showing balances and transactions for the last six months, and he had to return 

the certificate of funds form completed and signed by an authorized prison official. The notice 

informed him that the case would be dismissed if he did not either pay the filing fee or file a 

completed IFP application within 28 days. 

On February 4, 2015, Petitioner filed an IFP application. It was incomplete, however, in 

that it did not include a trust account statement, and Petitioner had partially completed and signed 

the certificate of funds form himself. He states that he does not know which prison official 

handles the certificate of funds forms, but he also does not explain what efforts he made, if any, to 

find out. 

 1 Petitioner has consented to the jurisdiction of a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 636(c). (Dkt. No. 4.) 

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More than 28 days have passed since the deficiency notice was sent to Petitioner, and he 

has not paid the filing fee, filed a complete IFP application, shown cause why not, or requested 

and shown good cause for an extension of time. Accordingly, the incomplete IFP application 

(Dkt. No. 5) is DENIED, and this case is DISMISSED without prejudice to filing the petition in a 

new action in which he either pays the filing fee or submits a complete IFP application. 

The Clerk shall enter judgment and close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 20, 2015

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JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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