Morales

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HENRY DON WILLIAMS, No. 2:24-cv-2306-WBS-SCR P Petitioner, ORDER VACATING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

v.

AND

R. MORALES,

AMENDED FINDINGS AND

Respondent. RECOMMENDATIONS

17 Petitioner, a state prisoner, proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1.) On November 8, 2024, the undersigned recommended the petition be dismissed without prejudice for failure to exhaust state court remedies, finding petitioner did not allege he presented his claims to the highest state court, alleging instead that he satisfied the exhaustion requirement by filing and appealing a grievance. (ECF No. 6.) In objections to the findings and recommendations, petitioner explains he also presented his claims to the highest state court. (ECF No. 8.) Based on petitioner’s objections, the undersigned vacates the prior findings and recommendations and issues these amended findings and…