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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
 

 
CARLOS FERNANDO 
HERNANDEZ GONZALEZ, 
 
 Petitioner, 
 
v. 
 
KROME NORTH SERVICE 
PROCESSING CENTER, 
Warden, 
 
 Respondent. 
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ORDER REQUIRING PAYMENT OF FILING FEE OR 
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 
 
 THIS CAUSE comes before the Court sua sponte. Petitioner Carlos Fernando Hernandez 
filed a pro se Petition for Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 [ECF No. 1] (the 
“Petition”). Petitioner has neither paid the Clerk’s filing fee of $5.00 nor submitted a motion to 
proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”), as required by the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the 
United States District Courts (the “Habeas Rules”).1 See 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Rule 3(a); 28 U.S.C. 
§ 1914(a). 
Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED: 
1. On or before June 24, 2026, Petitioner shall pay the Clerk’s filing fee of $5.00 or, in the 
alternative, shall file a motion for leave to proceed IFP. 
2. A motion for leave to proceed IFP must include a supporting financial affidavit and, if 
necessary, a six -month account statement. See S.D. Fla. L.R. 88.2(b); 28 U.S.C. 
 
1 The Habeas Rules also apply to petitions filed under § 2241. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Rule 1(b) (“The district court 
may apply any or all of these rules to a habeas corpus petition not covered by” § 2254). 
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§ 1915(a)(2); 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Rule 3(a)(2). 
3. The Clerk is DIRECTED to mail Petitioner an Application to Proceed in District Court 
Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (Short Form). 
4. Petitioner is cautioned that failure to comply with this Order will result in dismissal of the 
Petition without prejudice for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with court orders. 
See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). 
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, this 3rd day of June, 2026. 
 
 
 
__________________________________ 
DARRIN P. GAYLES 
 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 
 
cc: 
 
Carlos Fernando Hernandez Gonzalez 
240809947 
Krome Service Processing Center 
Inmate Mail/Parcels 
18201 SW 12th Street 
Miami, FL 33194 
PRO SE 
 
Noticing 2241/Bivens US Attorney 
Email: usafls-2255@usdoj.gov 
 
Noticing INS Attorney 
Email: usafls-immigration@usdoj.gov 
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