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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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The $5.00 filing fee is set pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a).

JDDL

WO MDR

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Forrest Dunbar, 

Petitioner, 

v.

State of Arizona, et al.,

Respondents. 

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No. CV 07-8102-PCT-SMM (MHB)

ORDER

On October 18, 2007, Petitioner Forrest Dunbar, who is confined in the Arizona State

Prison Complex in Yuma, Arizona, filed a Petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a Writ of

Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (Doc. #1) and an Application to Proceed In

Forma Pauperis.

I. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

Local Rule of Civil Procedure 3.5(b) requires payment of the $5.00 filing fee1

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petitioner has more than $25.00 in his inmate account. Here, Petitioner’s Application to

Proceed indicates that he has $34.75 in his inmate account. Accordingly, the Application to

Proceed will be denied, and Petitioner will be given 30 days to pay the $5.00 filing fee. If

Petitioner fails to pay the $5.00 filing fee within 30 days, the Petition for a Writ of Habeas

Corpus will be dismissed.

II. Warnings

A. Address Changes

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Petitioner must file and serve a notice of a change of address in accordance with Rule

83.3(d) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. Petitioner must not include a motion for other

relief with a notice of change of address. Failure to comply may result in dismissal of this

action.

B. Copies

Petitioner must submit an additional copy of every filing for use by the Court. LRCiv

5.4. Failure to comply may result in the filing being stricken without further notice to

Petitioner.

C. Possible Dismissal

If Petitioner fails to timely comply with every provision of this Order, including these

warnings, the Court may dismiss this action without further notice. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet,

963 F.2d 1258, 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992) (a district court may dismiss an action for failure to

comply with any order of the Court).

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1) Petitioner’s Application To Proceed In Forma Pauperis, filed with the Petition,

is DENIED.

2) Petitioner has 30 days from the date of filing of this Order to pay the $5.00

filing fee.

3) The Clerk of Court must enter a judgment of dismissal of this action without

prejudice, without further notice to Petitioner, if Petitioner fails to pay the $5.00 filing fee

within 30 days from the date of filing of this Order.

DATED this 24th day of October, 2007.

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