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Parties Involved:
Warren Joseph King
Petitioner
J. Soto
Respondent

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WARREN JOSEPH KING,

Petitioner,

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J. SOTO, Warden,

Respondent.

 

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No. C 16-0730 JSW (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL; GRANTING

LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS

(Dkt. No. 3)

This case was opened when Petitioner, a prisoner of the State of California

proceeding pro se, filed a form federal habeas petition with a large number of attachments. 

Petitioner previously filed a habeas petition in federal court, which petition was dismissed

without prejudice because it indicated that he had not exhausted his claims by presenting

them to the California Supreme Court. See King v. Soto, No. C 15-1137 JSW (PR). 

The form petition filed in the instant case contains only minimal allegations, and

instead references an attached document. The attached document is a copy of a filing in

the California Court of Appeal entitled “Affidavit of truth of negative and positive

averment, Warren King D-43943 pursuant to maxims of comercial law.” This affidavit

and its attached exhibits do not set forth the most basic information required for a federal

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habeas petition, such as the crime he was convicted of and the date of his criminal

judgment. They also do not include claims that his conviction or sentence violate federal

law. The exhibits consist of records from Petitioner’s criminal proceedings in the trial

court and the California Court of Appeals, but there is no indication in the exhibits or the

affidavit itself that Petitioner has presented any claims to the California Supreme Court. 

Accordingly, the instant petition is DISMISSED without prejudice to filing a

federal habeas petition setting forth claims that challenge his state court judgment on the

grounds that it violates federal law, provided such claims have been presented to the

California Supreme Court. 

Petitioner’s application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED.

The Clerk shall enter judgment and close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 3, 2016 JEFFREY S. WHITE

 United States District Judge

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