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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CHAD NOLEN MOSIER, No. 2:24-cv-2282-CKD P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER 14 KOREY HONEA, 15 Respondent.

16 17 Petitioner Chad Nolen Mosier, a county inmate, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus 18 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On October 18, 2024, the court screened the petition, found its 19 allegations were too vague to specify any constitutional violation entitling petitioner to relief, and 20 dismissed the petition with leave to amend. (ECF No. 4.) The amended petition is before the court 21 for screening. (ECF No. 5.) 22 I. Screening Standard 23 In screening the habeas petition, the court applies the Rule 4 framework of the Rules 24 Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts. Under Rule 4’s standard, if it 25 plainly appears from the petition, any attached exhibits, and the record of prior proceedings that 26 the moving party is not entitled to relief, then the district court is authorized to summarily dismiss 27 a habeas…