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Parties Involved:
M.D. Biter
Respondent
Azhar Lal
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

AZHAR LAL, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

M.D. BITER, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:15-cv-1830-EFB P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel on a petition for a writ of habeas 

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Judgment was entered in this action on December 1, 2015. 

On January 4, 2016, petitioner filed a notice of appeal. He also filed a request to proceed in 

forma pauperis on appeal (ECF No. 9) and a request for appointment counsel (ECF No. 10). 

Rule 24(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure provides that a party to a district 

court action who desires to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal must file a motion in the district 

court which: 

 (A) shows in the detail prescribed by Form 4 of the Appendix of Forms the party’s 

inability to pay or to give security for fees and costs; 

 (B) claims an entitlement to redress; and 

 (C) states the issues that the party intends to present on appeal. 

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Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(1). Petitioner’s motion fails to satisfy all three requirements and is 

therefore denied. 

In addition, the court takes no action on plaintiff’s request for appointment of counsel as 

this case is now closed. The court will not respond to future filings in this action that are not 

authorized by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s request to proceed in forma 

pauperis on appeal (ECF No. 9) is denied without prejudice. The Clerk of the Court is directed to 

serve a copy of this order on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and 

petitioner is hereby informed that he may file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis in the United 

States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. See Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(5). The Clerk of the 

Court shall also terminate the pending request for appointment of counsel at ECF No. 10. 

DATED: March 2, 2016. 

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