Opinion
2:23-cv-00971-EFB (HC)
05-26-2023
GERALD R. JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. G. MATTESON, Respondent.
ORDER
EDMUND F. BRENNAN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He has neither filed an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis nor paid the required filing fee ($5.00). See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a); 1915(a). Petitioner will be provided the opportunity to either submit a request to proceed in forma pauperis or submit the appropriate filing fee.
In accordance with the above, IT IS ORDERED that:
1. Petitioner shall submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, a request to proceed in forma pauperis or the appropriate filing fee;
2. Petitioner's failure to comply with this order may result in this action being dismissed; and
3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner a copy of the in forma pauperis form used by this district.