Wright v. Pierce County Jail

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 5 AT TACOMA 6 JOSEPH SCOTT WRIGHT , Case No. 3:22-cv-5672-JCC-TLF 7 Petitioner, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 8 PIERCE COUNTY, 9 Respondent. 10 11 This matter comes before the Court on petitioner’s application to proceed in 12 forma pauperis and proposed habeas petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Dkt. 1. 13 Petitioner is proceeding pro se, and the petition has not been served on respondents. 14 Under Rule 4 of the rules governing § 2254 cases, the Court must promptly 15 examine a habeas corpus petition when it is filed, and if it…