Opinion
Case No.: 2:20-cv-00207-JAD-VCF
03-01-2020
Order
Petitioner Arnoldo Rodelo has submitted a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He has not, however, either paid the $5.00 filing fee or submitted a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis with the required inmate account statements for the past sixth months and financial certificate. As a result, this matter has not been properly commenced.
ECF No. 1-1.
28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2); Local Rule LSR1-2.
28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2) and Local Rule LSR1-2. --------
It is unclear from the papers presented whether a dismissal without prejudice could materially affect a later analysis of any timeliness issue with regard to a new federal action. So I give Rodelo until April 1, 2020, to either pay the $5.00 filing fee or submit a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis on the proper form with both an inmate account statement for the past six months and a properly executed financial certificate. If Rodelo fails to do so, this case may be dismissed without prejudice and without further prior notice.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Rodelo has until April 1, 2020, to (1) pay the $5.00 filing fee or (2) submit a fully completed application to proceed in forma pauperis. If he fails to do either, this case may be dismissed without prejudice and without further prior notice.
Dated: March 1, 2020
/s/_________
U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey