(HC) Bontemps v. People of the State of CA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GREGORY C. BONTEMPS, No. 2:24-cv-1459 CKD P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CA, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He has paid the filing fee. Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, the court must review all petitions for writ of habeas corpus and summarily dismiss any petition if it is plain that the petitioner is not entitled to relief. The court has conducted that review. Court records reveal that petitioner has previously filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus attacking the convictions and sentence challenged in this case and that the petition was decided on the merits. See Bontemps v. McDonald, No. 2:12-cv-1480 TLN GGH P. Before petitioner can proceed with the instant successive petition, he must obtain authorization from United…