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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARIO G. MARTINEZ,

Petitioner,

v.

RAFAEL ZUNIGA,1 Warden,

Respondent.

No. 2:14-cv-00333 MCE DAD P

ORDER

Petitioner has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 

2241, together with a second request to proceed in forma pauperis.

Examination of petitioner’s in forma pauperis affidavit indicates that his “average of 

monthly deposits” during the last six months was $1,510.60. (See ECF No. 9 at 2.) The court is 

unable to determine whether this statement is accurate or reflects a misunderstanding of the 

question, because petitioner has also failed to include a certified copy of his prison trust account 

statement, as ordered by the court (see ECF No. 8).

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 Rafael Zuniga, the current Warden of Herlong Federal Correctional Institution (petitioner’s 

place of incarceration), is substituted for former Warden Michael Babcock, as the respondent 

herein. See Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 439 (2004) (in section 2241 habeas action 

challenging physical confinement, “the immediate custodian . . . is the proper respondent”); 

Mujahid v. Daniels, 413 F.3d 991, 994 (9th Cir. 2005) (section 2241 petitioner properly named as 

respondent “the warden of the institution where he was imprisoned”).

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner shall, within thirty days after the filing date of this order, submit a newly 

completed affidavit in support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis, together with a 

certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the six-month period preceding the 

commencement of this action.

2. Alternatively, petitioner may submit the appropriate filing fee ($5.00).

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner a blank copy of the form used by 

prisoners in this district to apply for in forma pauperis status.

Dated: September 24, 2014

DAD:4

Mart0333.101a.2

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