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Parties Involved:
J. Price
Respondent
Joseph Lee Ward
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH LEE WARD,

Petitioner,

v.

J. PRICE,

Respondent.

No. 2:16-cv-1406 KJN P

ORDER

Petitioner, a state prisoner, is proceeding pro se with an application for a writ of habeas 

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

Petitioner filed an in forma pauperis affidavit and a certified prison trust account 

statement. These documents reflect that petitioner had a balance of $13,581.80, and that his 

average balance over the last six months was $12,395.59.

Pursuant to federal statute, a filing fee of $5.00 is required to commence a habeas corpus 

action in federal district court. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). The court may authorize the commencement 

of an action “without prepayment of fees and costs or security therefor, by a person who makes 

affidavit that he is unable to pay such costs or give security therefor.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). 

The amount of petitioner’s earnings shows that petitioner is able to pay the filing fee and 

costs. Thus, petitioner has made an inadequate showing of indigency. See Alexander v. Carson 

Adult High Sch., 9 F.3d 1448 (9th Cir. 1993). Petitioner will therefore be granted twenty-one

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days in which to submit the appropriate filing fee to the Clerk of the Court. Petitioner is 

cautioned that failure to pay the fee will result in a recommendation that the application to 

proceed in forma pauperis be denied and the instant action be dismissed without prejudice.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, within twenty-one days from the date of 

this order, petitioner shall submit the appropriate filing fee.

Dated: August 9, 2016

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