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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

BRYANT EUGENE HARRISON,

Petitioner,

v.

RONALD DAVIS,

Respondent.

No. 2:15-cv-2649 CKD 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. Petitioner has consented to have all matters in this action before a 

United States Magistrate Judge. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).

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).

Court records reveal that petitioner has previously filed an application for a writ of habeas 

corpus, which was dismissed as time-barred,1attacking the conviction and sentence challenged in 

this case. Therefore, before petitioner can proceed with the instant habeas petition, he must move 

 

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in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for an order authorizing the district 

court to consider his successive petition. 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3).2 Accordingly, petitioner’s 

habeas petition must be dismissed without prejudice to its refiling upon obtaining authorization 

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is dismissed without prejudice. 

Dated: February 29, 2016

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 Dismissal of a habeas petition as time-barred renders subsequent petitions successive for 

purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b). 

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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