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Parties Involved:
Darrell Lee Lopez
Petitioner
McComb
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DARRELL LEE LOPEZ, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

WARDEN McCOMB, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:14-cv-1798-EFB P 

ORDER 

 Darrell Lee Lopez is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel. This action was opened 

when Mr. Lopez filed a “notice of appeal” from various state court rulings. ECF No. 1. Mr. 

Lopez has not properly commenced a civil action. To commence a civil action, a party is 

required to file a complaint or a petition. Fed. R. Civ. P. 3; Rule 3, Rules Governing § 2254 

Cases; Woodford v. Garceau, 538 U.S. 202, 203 (2003). Mr. Lopez’s filing constitutes neither. 

 If Mr. Lopez wishes to challenge a judgment of conviction entered against him in state 

court, he must file an application for a writ of habeas corpus using this court’s form petition. In 

addition, Mr. Lopez must either file an in forma pauperis affidavit or pay the required filing fee 

($5.00). See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a); 1915(a). Until Mr. Lopez submits a petition and either pays 

the filing fee or meets the requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), there is simply no case before the 

court. 

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 Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that: 

 1. The Clerk of the Court shall send to Mr. Lopez the court’s forms for application for 

writ of habeas corpus and application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. 

 2. Within 30 days of the date of this order, Mr. Lopez shall either pay the $5 filing fee or 

submit a complete application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. 

 3. Within 30 days of the date of this order, Mr. Lopez shall file a petition for writ of 

habeas corpus. 

 4. Failure to comply with this order may result in this case being closed. 

DATED: August 12, 2014. 

 

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