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Parties Involved:
Connie Gipson
Respondent
Malcom Shepard
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MALCOM SHEPARD, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

CONNIE GIPSON, et al., 

Respondents. 

No. 2:13-cv-1812 AC P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application 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). 

 In his petition, petitioner has set forth four claims which he asserts are exhausted, but has 

also has filed a motion for stay and abeyance pending exhaustion of a claim involving DNA 

testing, which petitioner asserts will be relevant to his claim of actual innocence. ECF No. 4. 

Before addressing petitioner’s motion, the court will consider briefing by respondent. 

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that: 

1. Petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted; 

2. Respondent is directed to file a response to petitioner’s motion for a stay 

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(ECF No. 4) within thirty (30) days. 

3. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order and the 

consent/reassignment form contemplated by Appendix A(k) to the Local Rules of this court on 

Michael Patrick Farrell, Senior Assistant Attorney General. 

DATED: September 10, 2013 

AC:009 

shep1812.ord 

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