Opinion
3:24-cv-05272-DGE-BAT
04-22-2024
BRYAN MICHAEL OWENS, Petitioner, v. JASON BENNETT, Respondent.
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
BRIAN A. TSUCHIDA UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Petitioner, a Stafford Creek Corrections Center prisoner, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus and an application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). Dkt. 3. Petitioner submitted an IFP application averring he has no income or assets. Id. However, the prison trust account statement he submitted shows average monthly receipts totaling $314.17 and an average spendable balance of $37.20. Petitioner's prison trust account shows he can pay the $5.00 fee for filing a federal habeas petition. The Court accordingly recommends:
1. Petitioner's IFP application be denied.
2. Petitioner be directed to pay the $5.00 filing fee within 14 days of adoption of this report and recommendation, or the matter will be dismissed without prejudice.
2. The clerk shall provide a copy of this report to Petitioner.
OBJECTIONS AND APPEAL
This Report and Recommendation is not an appealable order. Therefore, a notice of appeal seeking review in the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit should not be filed until the assigned District Judge enters a judgment in the case.
Objections, however, may be filed no later than May 6, 2024. The Clerk should note the matter for May 10, 2024. as ready for the District Judge's consideration. The failure to timely object may affect the right to appeal.