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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 

DAVID SEARS, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

DAVE DAVEY, Warden, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:16-cv-00774-GGH 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. 

 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 conviction and sentence challenged in this case. The previous 

application was filed on June 21, 2013, and was denied on the merits on June 5, 2014. Before 

petitioner can proceed with the instant application, he must move in the United States Court of 

Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for an order authorizing the district court to consider the 

application. 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3). Therefore, petitioner’s application must be dismissed 

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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: May 18, 2016 

 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

GGH:17:Sears774.succ 

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