Case 3:08-cv-01259-BEN-LSP
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
FRED NGUGI, Petitioner, v. MICHAEL CHERTOFF, et al., Respondents.
Civil No.
08cv1259-BEN (LSP)
ORDER DENYING IN FORMA PAUPERIS APPLICATION AS MOOT
Petitioner, a Department of Homeland Security detainee proceeding pro se, has paid the $5.00 filing fee and has filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ยง 2241. He has also filed a request to proceed in forma pauperis. Because Petitioner has paid the requisite filing fee, the Court DENIES the request to proceed in forma pauperis without prejudice as moot. The Court will consider Petitioner's financial information in connection to his motion for appointment of counsel. IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED: July 23, 2008
Hon. Roger T. Benitez United States District Judge
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