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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

TIMOTHY WAYNE PERRY, JR.,

Petitioner,

v.

A. SOTO,

Respondent.

No. 2:16-cv-0141 KJN 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 to proceed in forma pauperis 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Petitioner consented to proceed before the undersigned for all 

purposes. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).

Examination of the in forma pauperis affidavit reveals that petitioner is unable to afford 

the costs of suit. Accordingly, the request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. See

28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

The court’s records reveal that petitioner has previously filed an application for a writ of 

habeas corpus attacking the 2007 conviction and sentence challenged in this case. Perry v. 

Hedgpeth, Case No. 2:10-cv-0875 JKS (E.D. Cal.). The previous application was filed on March 

5, 2010, and was denied on the merits on August 5, 2011. Before petitioner can proceed with the 

instant application, he must move in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for 

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an order authorizing the district court to consider the application. 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3). 

Therefore, petitioner’s application must be dismissed without prejudice to its re-filing upon 

obtaining authorization from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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

1. Petitioner’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) is granted; and

2. This action is dismissed without prejudice. 

Dated: March 1, 2016

/perr0141.succ

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