(HC) Morris v. Sierra County Clerks Office

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRUCE WAYNE MORRIS, Case No. 2:24-cv-1905-JDP (P) Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SIERRA COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE

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15 Respondents.

17 Petitioner, an inmate at the California Health Care Facility, brings this action under section 2254. ECF Nos. 11 & 12. I dismissed the first petition filed in this case after finding that it was vague, unexhausted, and time-barred. ECF No. 10. I gave petitioner leave to amend, however, and he has filed a response to my order, ECF No. 11, and a new petition that is largely blank, ECF No. 12. I now recommend that this action be dismissed. 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…