Will Schwarzenegger Save Paris Hilton?

The petition, which was posted on the Internet yesterday, is asking former actor and current California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to give Hilton a pardon.

A spokesman for the governor said that it was, "premature to engage in a discussion over the petition until Paris Hilton has exhausted all of her legal remedies."

The spokesman added that Governor Schwarzenegger only intervenes in extraordinary cases.

By Wednesday morning, more than 3,000 people had signed the petition.

Last Friday, lawyers for the 26 year-old filed an appeal in a Los Angeles court.  Paris Hilton was sentenced to 45 days in jail, which will begin on June 5.

Hilton was found guilty of driving her car while on a suspended driver’s license.  The star had been stopped twice for driving while under the influence, first on January 22, and again on February 27, before having her license suspended.