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Parties Involved:
Simco Morris
Petitioner
Gary Swarthout
Respondent

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SIMCO MORRIS, No. 2:12-CV-2116-CMK-P

Petitioner, 

vs. ORDER

GARY SWARTHOUT,

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. Petitioner has consented to Magistrate Judge

jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and no other party has been served or appeared in the

action. 

Pending before the court is petitioner’s application for leave to proceed in forma

pauperis (Docs. 4,8). Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), the court may grant in forma pauperis status to

parties who submit an affidavit showing that the party is unable to pay the filing fee. In this case,

the filing fee is $5.00. Petitioner has submitted a copy of his prison trust account statement

reflecting that he has had an average monthly balance of $114.38 and average monthly deposits

in the amount of $186.77. Given the available funds in his prison trust account, the court cannot

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find that petitioner is unable to pay the $5.00 filing fee. Therefore, petitioner’s application for

leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be denied and petitioner shall be required to pre-pay the

filing fee before this action can proceed. Petitioner is cautioned that failure to pay the filing fee

within the time provided by this order may result in dismissal of the action. See Local Rule 110. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner’s applications for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Docs. 4,8)

are denied; and

2. Petitioner shall pay the $5.00 filing fee within 30 days of the date of this

order. 

DATED: April 23, 2014

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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