FIELDS v. CATE

Full title: JOHNNIE LEE FIELDS, Petitioner, v. MATTHEW CATE, Respondent

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

Date published: Sep 12, 2011

No. CIV S-11-2205-KJM-CMK-P (E.D. Cal. Sep. 12, 2011)

Opinion

No. CIV S-11-2205-KJM-CMK-P.

September 12, 2011

ORDER

CRAIG 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. 7). 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. 7) is granted.