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3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

4 DISTRICT OF NEVADA

5 DERRELL LEE CHRISTY, Case No. 2:20-cv-01674-GMN-EJY

6 Petitioner, v. ORDER 7 HOWELL, et al., 8 Respondents. 9 10 Petitioner Derrell Lee Christy, a Nevada state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a 11 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (ECF No. 1-1) pursuant to

. Currently before 12 the Court is Christy’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 1). 13 Under

(a) and the Judicial Conference Schedule of Fees, a $5.00 filing 14 fee is required to initiate a habeas action in a federal district court. A federal district court may 15 authorize a person to begin an action without prepaying fees and costs if the person submits an IFP 16 application on the approved form along with the appropriate supporting documentation. 28 U.S.C. 17 § 1915(a); LSR 1-1, LSR 1-2. 18 Although Christy submitted the required form, the supporting documents show he is able 19 to pay the $5.00 filing fee. Thus, Christy does not qualify for a fee waiver. The Court therefore 20 denies his IFP application and gives Christy 45 days to pay the filing fee. 21 Additionally, Christy has not filed his petition on the appropriate form or in substantial 22 compliance with the form. His petition (ECF No. 1-1) indicates it was filed under 28 U.S.C. 23 § 2241. However, he is in custody pursuant to a state court judgment of conviction, so the only 24 proper basis for his claims is

. See White v. Lambert,

, 1005–07 25 (9th Cir. 2004), overruled on other grounds by Hayward v. Marshall,

(9th Cir. 26 2010) (en banc). The form is important as it provides the Court with necessary information to 27 conduct preliminary review of the petition. Christy must therefore file an amended petition on the 28 § 2254 form for state prisoners. In doing so, Christy is advised to follow the instructions on the 1 form and to refrain from lengthy legal or factual argument. The amended petition must be a 2 complete document in and of itself and will supersede the original petition in its entirety. Any 3 allegations or requests for relief from prior papers that are not carried forward in the amended 4 petition will not be considered. 5 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED: 6 1. Petitioner Derrell Lee Christy’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF 7 No. 1) is DENIED. 8 2. By November 30, 2020, Christy must (a) pay the $5.00 filing fee; and (b) file an 9 amended petition that corrects the noted deficiencies.1 10 3. The Clerk of Court is instructed to MAIL Christy two copies of this order and the form 11 petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

along with 12 instructions. Christy must make the necessary arrangements to have a copy of this 13 order attached to the check for the filing fee. 14 4. Christy must clearly title the amended petition as such by writing the word 15 “AMENDED” immediately above “Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 16 28 U.S.C. § 2254” on the first page, and including 2:20-cv-01674-GMN-EJY in the 17 space for the case number (“CASE NO.”). 18 5. The initial screening of Christy’s petition for writ of habeas corpus under the Rules 19 Governing Section 2254 Cases is deferred to until such time as he has fully complied 20 with this order. 21 6. Failure to timely comply with this order will result in the dismissal of this action 22 without further advance notice.

23 DATED: October 15, 2020

24 ________________________________ 25 GLORIA M. NAVARRO UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 26

27 1 Christy at all times remains responsible for calculating the running of the federal limitation period under

(d)(1) and timely asserting claims. By ordering Christy to amend his petition, the Court 28 makes no finding or representation that either the original or amended petition will be considered timely.