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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

THEODORE ERVIN STITH,

Petitioner,

v.

JEFFREY McCOMBER,

Respondent.

No. 2:15-cv-0504 DAD 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 for leave to proceed in forma 

pauperis. Petitioner has not submitted his in forma pauperis request on a proper form.

Petitioner’s request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be denied, and petitioner

will be granted thirty days to submit a new request on a proper form. Petitioner is cautioned that 

the form includes a section that must be completed by a prison official, and the application form 

must be accompanied by a certified copy of petitioner’s prison trust account statement for the sixmonth period immediately preceding the filing of this action. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner’s March 2, 2015 request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2)

is denied without prejudice;

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2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner an Application to Proceed In 

Forma Pauperis By a Prisoner; and

3. Petitioner shall submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, a properly 

completed application to proceed in forma pauperis on the form provided with this order; 

petitioner is cautioned that failure to comply with this order or seek an extension of time to do so 

will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed without prejudice. 

Dated: March 23, 2015

DAD:10/md

stit0504.3d

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