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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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 Petitioner is not required to obtain a certificate of appealability in order to prosecute

this appeal. See Rosas v. Nielsen, 428 F.3d 1229, 1232 (9th Cir. 2005).

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDWARD JAMES WILLARD,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-04-0743 FCD DAD P

vs.

D. L. RUNNELS,

Respondent. ORDER

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has timely filed a notice of appeal of

this court's May 12, 2008 denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. On June 2, 2008,

petitioner filed a request to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. The court file reflects that

petitioner paid the filing fee for this action.1

 

Rule 24(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure provides that a party to a

district court action who desires to appeal in forma pauperis on appeal must file a motion in the

district court which:

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(A) shows in the detail prescribed by Form 4 of the Appendix of

Forms the party’s inability to pay or to give security for fees and

costs;

(B) claims an entitlement to redress; and

(C) states the issues that the party intends to present on appeal.

Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(2). Petitioner has complied with the requirements of Fed. R. App. P.

24(a). Accordingly, his request to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal will be granted.

Petitioner has also filed a request for the appointment of counsel. This request

will be denied without prejudice to its renewal in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner’s June 2, 2008 request to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal is

granted; and

2. Petitioner’s May 21, 2008 request for the appointment of counsel is denied

without prejudice to its renewal in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

DATED: June 6, 2008.

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