Clark v. Knipp

Full title: SEAN DEMETRIOUS CLARK, Petitioner, v. WILLIAM KNIPP, Respondent.

Court: United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, E.D. California

Date published: Jan 18, 2012

CIV S-11-3334-CMK-P (E.D. Cal. Jan. 18, 2012)

Opinion

SEAN DEMETRIOUS CLARK, Petitioner, v. WILLIAM KNIPP, Respondent. No. CIV S-11-3334-CMK-P. United States District Court, E.D. California. January 18, 2012.

          ORDER

          CRAIG M. KELLISON, Magistrate Judge.

         Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the court is petitioner's request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 2). Petitioner's petition will be addressed separately.

         Petitioner has submitted the affidavit required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) showing that petitioner is unable to prepay fees and costs or give security therefor.

         Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 2) is granted.