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Parties Involved:
Melvin Dukes
Petitioner
Richard Jackson
Respondent

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MELVIN DUKES,

Petitioner,

v.

RICHARD JACKSON,

Respondent.

No. 2:20-CV-0298-DMC-P

ORDER

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of 

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has not filed a complete application to 

proceed in forma pauperis, along with a “certification from the warden or other appropriate 

officer of the place of confinement showing the amount of money or securities that the petitioner 

has in any account in the institution” as required by Rule 3(a)(2) of the Federal Rules Governing 

Section 2254 Cases, or paid the required filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). 

Petitioner will be provided the opportunity to submit either a completed application to proceed in 

forma pauperis, with the required certification, or pay the appropriate filing fee. As to the 

certification requirement, while a copy of petitioner’s prison trust account statement certified by 

prison officials is not required to satisfy the requirement, such a statement will suffice. Petitioner 

is warned that failure to comply with this order may result in the dismissal of this action for lack 

of prosecution and failure to comply with court rules and orders. See Local Rule 110.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner shall submit on the form provided by the Clerk of the Court, 

within 30 days from the date of this order, a complete application for leave to proceed in forma 

pauperis, with the certification required by Rule 3(a)(2), or pay the appropriate filing fee; and

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner a new form 

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis By a Prisoner.

Dated: February 19, 2020

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DENNIS M. COTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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