Arias

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JIMMY YOUNG VANG, Case No. 2:24-cv-1644-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ROBERT ARIAS, Defendant. 16 17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. The petition does not, as articulated, assert a viable federal habeas claim. I will dismiss the current petition and give petitioner an opportunity to amend and explain why this action should proceed. The petition is before me for preliminary review under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. Under Rule 4, the judge assigned to the habeas proceeding must examine the habeas petition and order a response to the petition unless it “plainly appears” that the petitioner is not entitled to relief. See Valdez v. Montgomery, 918 F.3d 687, 693 (9th Cir. 2019); Boyd v. Thompson, 147 F.3d 1124, 1127 (9th Cir. 1998). Petitioner raises one claim challenging his state conviction for premeditated…