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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 

GREGORY A. CHANDLER, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

UNKNOWN, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:15-cv-1653 GGH P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner, a state prisoner at North Kern State Prison, has filed a document styled motion 

for extension of time, seeking an extension of time to file a petition for writ of habeas corpus. No 

other pleadings have been filed by the petitioner. In order to commence an action, petitioner must 

file a petition for writ of habeas corpus as required by Rule 3 of the Rules Governing Section 

2254 cases, and petitioner must either pay the required filing fee or file an application requesting 

leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). The court will not issue 

any orders granting or denying relief until an action has been properly commenced. Therefore, 

petitioner’s motion will be denied. See McDade v. Warden, 2010 WL 4795377 (C.D. Cal. 2010); 

Soto v.Warden, 2009 WL 1705471 (C.D. Cal. 2009). Petitioner will be provided the opportunity 

to file his petition, and to submit an application requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis or 

to submit the appropriate filing fee. 

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

 1. Petitioner’s August 3, 2015 motion is denied without prejudice; 

 2. Petitioner is granted thirty days from the date of service of this order to file a petition 

that complies with the requirements of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Local Rules of Practice; the petition must bear the docket 

number assigned this case; petitioner must file an original and two copies of the petition. 

Petitioner shall also submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, the application to 

proceed in forma pauperis on the form provided by the Clerk of Court, or the filing fee in the 

amount of $5.00. Petitioner’s failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation 

that this matter be dismissed; this permission to file does not constitute permission to file out of 

time; any statute of limitations problems will be assessed, if at all, when a petition is filed and 

respondent has filed a motion to dismiss; and 

 3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner the court’s form for filing a 

petition for writ of habeas corpus, and the application to proceed in forma pauperis by a prisoner. 

Dated: September 17, 2015 

 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

GGH:076/md; chand1653.Nopetition 

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