Opinion
2:21-cv-1226 KJN P
08-25-2021
NORMAN JOHN CRAIG, Petitioner, v. JOHN DAGOSTINI, Respondent.
ORDER
KENDALL J. NEWMAN, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Petitioner is a county jail inmate. On July 19, 2021, petitioner was ordered to file an in forma pauperis affidavit or pay the required filing fee ($5.00). On August 23, 2021, petitioner filed a memo to the clerk listing multiple case numbers, and appears to request that the court order the El Dorado County Sheriff to deduct the court's filing fees from his inmate trust account. However, petitioner has not submitted a request to proceed in forma pauperis; therefore, the court cannot determine whether petitioner is entitled to in forma pauperis status, or whether petitioner must first pay the court's filing fee because he is not entitled to proceed in forma pauperis.
Petitioner is advised that requests for court action should be submitted individually, on a case by case basis, rather than simply including a list of multiple cases on one document.
Petitioner is granted an extension of time to file a completed request to proceed in forma pauperis by a prisoner pursuing a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Even if jail officials refuse to complete the certification portion of the form, petitioner must still complete and file the application to proceed in forma pauperis to the best of his ability.
Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Petitioner's motion (ECF No. 7) is construed as a request for an extension of time;
2. Petitioner is granted thirty days from the date of this order to submit a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis; and
3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner an application to proceed in forma pauperis by a petitioner seeking relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.