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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9

NEIL ALDEN LEASH, ) Case No.: 1:24-cv-01123-SKO (HC) ) Petitioner, ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO ) SUMMARILY DISMISS PETITION FOR WRIT ) OF HABEAS CORPUS FOR LACK OF v. ) JURISDICTION ) M. RUFF, BPH MEMBERS, ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ) ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE Respondents. ) ) [21-DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE] )

18 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On September 20, 2024, Petitioner filed the instant habeas petition. He challenges a parole suitability determination by the California Board of Parole Hearings. The Court is without jurisdiction to review the substantive due process of a parole suitability determination and will recommend that the petition be DISMISSED. I. Preliminary Screening of the Petition Rule 4 of…