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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NATHAN CAGLE, No. CIV S-06-0575-FCD-CMK-P

Petitioner, 

vs. ORDER

VEAL,

Respondent.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On April 6, 2006, the court directed petitioner to

either submit an affidavit in support of his application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the

filing fee for this action within 30 days. Petitioner failed to comply and, on May 23, 2006, the

court issued findings and recommendations that this action be dismissed for lack of prosecution

and failure to comply with court rules and orders. See Local Rule 11-110. On June 5, 2006,

petitioner filed two documents (Docs. 6 & 7) essentially requesting additional time to comply

with the court’s April 6, 2006, order regarding fees. On June 8, 2006, the court issued an order

vacating the May 23, 2006, findings and recommendations and providing petitioner another

opportunity to resolve the fees status for this case. 

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Petitioner did not comply and, on August 17, 2006, the court again issued

findings and recommendations that this action be dismissed. On August 30, 2006, petitioner

filed objections to the findings and recommendations, reciting difficulties he is having getting

documents back from prison officials. In the interest of justice and in order to provide petitioner

every opportunity to proceed with this claims on the merits, the court will again vacate the

findings and recommendations and provide petitioner another chance to resolve fee status. 

A review of the record continues to reflect that petitioner has not filed an

application to proceed in forma pauperis or paid the required filing fee. See 28 U.S.C.

§§ 1914(a), 1915(a). To be complete, an application to proceed in forma pauperis must be

completed by petitioner in that all questions have been answered, and must be accompanied by a

“. . . certification from the warden or other appropriate officer of the place of confinement

showing the amount of money or securities that the petitioner has in any account in the

institution.” In this case, the court has received a certified copy of petitioner’s prison trust

account statement (Doc. 6). Therefore, in order to present a completed application petitioner

need only return the form application with all question answered. Petitioner must also sign the

application. Because neither of these actions requires participation from prison officials, the

court will not entertain any further pleas from petitioner as to delays allegedly caused by prison

officials. 

Petitioner is again warned that failure to comply with this order may result in the

dismissal of this action. See Local Rule 11-110.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The findings and recommendations issued on August 17, 2006 (Doc. 9),

are vacated;

2. Petitioner shall submit on the form provided by the Clerk of the Court,

within 30 days from the date of this order, a complete application for leave to proceed in forma

pauperis, or the appropriate filing fee; and

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner a new form

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis By a Prisoner.

DATED: September 5, 2006.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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