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Parties Involved:
Robert Horel
Respondent
James Edward Johnson
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES EDWARD JOHNSON,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-07-0257 LKK KJM P

vs.

ROBERT HOREL, Warden, et al.,

Respondents. ORDER

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Petitioner, a state prisoner at Pelican Bay State Prison, has filed a motion seeking

appointment of counsel. No other pleadings have been filed by the petitioner. In order to

commence an action, petitioner must file a petition for writ of habeas corpus as required by Rule

3 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and petitioner must either pay the required filing fee or

file an application requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a),

1915(a). The court will not issue any orders granting or denying relief until an action has been

properly commenced. Therefore, petitioner’s motion will be denied without prejudice. 

Petitioner will be provided the opportunity to file his petition, and to submit an application

requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis or to submit the appropriate filing fee. 

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In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner’s February 9, 2007 motion for the appointment counsel is denied

without prejudice;

2. Petitioner is granted thirty days from the date of service of this order to file a 

petition that complies with the requirements of the Civil Rights Act, the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure, and the Local Rules of Practice. The petition must bear the docket number assigned

this case and petitioner must file an original and two copies of the petition. Petitioner shall also

submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, the application to proceed in forma

pauperis on the form provided by the Clerk of Court, or the filing fee in the amount of $5.00. 

Petitioner’s failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this matter be

dismissed; and

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner the court’s form for filing

a petition for writ of habeas corpus, and the application to proceed in forma pauperis by a

prisoner.

DATED: February 23, 2007.

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