Opinion
CRIMINAL ACTION NO. H-11-477 CIVIL ACTION H-13-764
04-20-2015
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent/Plaintiff. v. JASON MICHAEL LALL, Petitioner/Defendant.
OPINION AND ORDER
Pending before the Court in the above referenced cause is Petitioner Jason Michael Lall's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (instrument #3 in H-13-764).
A § 2254 motion does not require a filing fee. United States v. Ahern, C-11-cr-333, C-13-191, (S.D. Tex. July 3, 2013), citing Rule 3, Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings for the United States District Courts (2012)(advisory committee note 1976, "There is no filing fee required of a movant under these rules."). Accordingly the Court
ORDERS that the motion is DENIED as moot.
SIGNED at Houston, Texas, this 20th day of April , 2015.
/s/_________
MELINDA HARMON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE