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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ASAD MUHAMMAD, No. 2:23-cv-02517-DC-DMC (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND GRANTING

GISELLE MATTESON, UNOPPOSED MOTION TO DISMISS

HABEAS PETITION

Respondent. (Doc. Nos. 10, 11) 16 Petitioner Asad Muhammad is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On August 13, 2024, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that Respondent’s unopposed motion to dismiss the federal habeas petition (Doc. No. 10) be granted and this action be dismissed due to Petitioner’s failure to exhaust his habeas claims by first presenting them to the highest state court prior to seeking federal habeas relief. (Doc. No. 11.) The pending findings and recommendations were served upon…