UNITED STATES EX REL. IRONS v. COM. OF PA.

Civ. No. 76-123.

407 F.Supp. 746 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Lincoln IRONS K 1379, Petitioner, v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent.

United States District Court, M. D. Pennsylvania.

February 9, 1976.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HERMAN, District Judge.

Petitioner, a state prisoner, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). In an affidavit, petitioner states that he has $170.40 in his prison account.

Our only concern at this nascent stage of the proceedings is to determine whether petitioner is financially unable to pay the $5.00 fee otherwise necessary to commence...

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