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Parties Involved:
Edward Bridgeman
Petitioner
CDC California Medical Facility
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDWARD BRIDGEMAN,

Petitioner,

v.

CDC CALIFORNIA MEDICAL 

FACILITY,

Respondent.

No. 2:15-cv-2578 TLN CKD P

ORDER

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas 

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with an application to proceed in forma pauperis. 

Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is unable to afford 

the costs of suit. Accordingly, the application to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. See

28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). 

Petitioner challenges his 2008 conviction in the Sacramento County Superior Court. It is 

not clear from the petition what claims he is asserting or the legal/factual basis for any such 

claims. 

Habeas Rule 2(c) requires that a petition 1) specify all grounds of relief available to the 

petitioner; 2) state the facts supporting each ground; and 3) state the relief requested. Notice 

pleading is not sufficient; rather, the petition must state facts that point to a real possibility of 

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constitutional error.” Rule 4, Advisory Committee Notes, 1976 Adoption; see Blackledge v. 

Allison, 431 U.S. 63, 75 n. 7 (1977). Allegations in a petition that are vague, conclusory, or 

palpably incredible are subject to summary dismissal. Hendricks v. Vasquez, 908 F.2d 490, 491 

(9th Cir. 1990). 

Here, the petition does not meet the pleading requirements of Rule 2(c). Thus the court 

will summarily dismiss the petition. Petitioner will be granted thirty days to file an amended 

petition that complies with Rule 2(c) and all other applicable rules. 

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

1. Petitioner’s request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted;

2. The petition is dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Habeas Rule 2(c); 

3. Petitioner is granted thirty days from the date of this order to file an amended petition 

as described above; and

4. Petitioner’s failure to timely file an amended petition will result in a recommendation 

that this action be dismissed. 

Dated: January 5, 2016

2 / brid2578.R2(c)

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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