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5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 7 Kevin Sutton, Case No.: 3:21-cv-00374-RCJ-WGC

8 Petitioner, Order Dismissing Improperly Commenced 9 v. Habeas Proceeding

10 Warden K. Olsen, et al.,

11 Respondents.

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13 Petitioner, a Nevada prisoner, has submitted a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 14

. ECF No. 1-1. Petitioner has not filed an application to proceed in forma 15 pauperis or paid the filing fee. See

(a)(2) and Local Rules LSR 1-1, 1-2. 16 Accordingly, this matter has not been properly commenced. 17 In addition, a review of the court docket indicates that petitioner has filed numerous 18 habeas actions challenging the same judgment of conviction, including one that was decided on 19 the merits. See Case No. 3:04-cv-00498-HDM. As this court has previously explained to the 20 petitioner, a second or successive petition may not be filed absent authorization from the Court 21 of Appeals, and the district court lacks jurisdiction to consider such petitions absent such 22 authorization. See Case No. 3:18-cv-00598-MMD-CLB, ECF No. 7 at 1 (citing

2244(b)(3); Burton v. Stewart,

, 149 & 152-53 (2007)). 1 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that this action is dismissed. 2 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a certificate of appealability is denied, as jurists of 3]/reason would not find the court's dismissal of this improperly commenced action to be debatable or incorrect. 5 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall enter judgment accordingly and close this case. 7 Dated: September 7, 2021. 8 . U.S. District Jidge Robert C. Jones 9 10 1] 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23