Source: https://casetext.com/case/aldaco-v-houston-5
Timestamp: 2019-04-22 14:24:05+00:00

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Petitioner has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Filing No. 1), a Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (IFP) (Filing No. 2), and a certified copy of his trust account information (Filing No. 3).
Habeas corpus cases attacking the legality of a person's confinement require the payment of a $5.00 fee.28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). The court has reviewed the Motion for Leave to Proceed IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1)-(2). Petitioner's trust account statement shows that he had an average monthly balance of $100 or more in his account for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the Petition. (Filing No. 3) For this reason, the court concludes that Petitioner must be required to pay the $5.00 filing fee because he has the financial ability to do so. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).
The court recognizes that the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b) do not apply to habeas cases. See Malave v. Hedrick , 271 F.3d 1139, 1139-40 (8th Cir. 2001).
3. The Clerk of the court is directed to set a pro se case management deadline in this case using the following text: July 1, 2009: deadline for Petitioner to pay $5.00 filing fee.

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