Perea v. Bush

ORDER DENYING A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

State prisoner Guy Perea appeals pro se the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. Perea’s original complaint, which the district court construed as a habeas petition, appeared to assert that the President of the United States committed treason for allegedly removing radio telegraphy without United States Air Force permission. The district court dismissed his petition for failure to pay the filing fee without providing Perea the opportunity to seek in forma pauperis (IFP) status. Perea now appeals, seeking to…