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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BERIHU H. FKADU,

Petitioner,

v.

JASON BLACKASH, Director,

Respondent.

Case No.: 19cv2223-WQH (RBB)

ORDER DISMISSING CASE 

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

On November 20, 2019, Petitioner, a person confined at Atascadero State Hospital 

as a result of a 1995 San Diego County Superior Court finding of not guilty by reason of 

insanity, proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 2254 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (ECF No. 1), 

which transferred the Petition to this Court. (ECF No. 1-2.) The Petition is subject to 

dismissal without prejudice because Petitioner has not satisfied the filing fee requirement.

FAILURE TO SATISFY FILING FEE REQUIREMENT

Petitioner has not paid the $5.00 filing fee and has not filed an application to proceed 

in forma pauperis. Because this Court cannot proceed until Petitioner has either paid the 

$5.00 filing fee or qualified to proceed in forma pauperis, the Court DISMISSES the case 

without prejudice. See Rule 3(a), 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254. 

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CONCLUSION AND ORDER

Based on the foregoing, the Court DISMISSES this action without prejudice 

because Petitioner has failed to satisfy the filing fee requirement. To have this case 

reopened, Petitioner must submit, no later than December 31, 2019, a copy of this Order 

with the $5.00 fee or with adequate proof of his inability to pay the fee. The Clerk of Court 

shall send Petitioner a blank Southern District of California in forma pauperis application.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 11, 2019

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