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Parties Involved:
Gary Swarthout
Respondent
Terrell Whitfield
Petitioner

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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No. C 13-3267 RS (PR)

ORDER REOPENING ACTION

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

*E-Filed 12/14/15*

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

TERRELL WHITFIELD,

Petitioner,

v.

GARY SWARTHOUT, Warden, 

Respondent. /

No. C 13-3267 RS (PR)

ORDER REOPENING ACTION;

ORDER DIRECTING PETITIONER

TO PAY FILING FEE

This federal habeas action was dismissed because petitioner failed to pay the filing fee

or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Petitioner since has filed an IFP

application (Docket No. 9). The action is REOPENED, and the Clerk is directed to modify

the docket accordingly. The judgment (Docket No. 4) and the order of dismissal (Docket 

No. 3) are VACATED.

In support of his IFP application, petitioner submitted a Certificate of Funds in

Prisoner’s Account signed by an authorized prison official. The most recent Certificate of

Funds shows that the average deposits to petitioner’s account for the six months preceding

the filing of the IFP application were $0.00, and the average balance in petitioner’s account

for the same time period was $63.11. 

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2 ORDER REOPENING ACTION

Based on the above, the Court finds that petitioner is able to afford the $5.00 filing fee

in this action. Accordingly, petitioner’s application to proceed IFP is DENIED. Petitioner

shall pay the $5.00 filing fee in this matter by submitting full payment to the Clerk of the

Court on or before January 20, 2016. Petitioner’s failure to do so will result in the dismissal

of this action for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b), and

without further notice to petitioner. The Clerk shall terminate Docket No. 9. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 14, 2015 

 RICHARD SEEBORG

United States District Judge

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