(HC) Laster v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEVI DALE LASTER, JR., No. 2:25-cv-0440 CSK P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

USA, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a county jail inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. This action was referred to this Court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On March 9, 2025, petitioner’s second amended petition was dismissed, and he was granted thirty days to file a third amended petition. On March 17, 2025, petitioner filed a third amended petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. As discussed below, petitioner’s third amended petition should be dismissed without leave to amend. I. GOVERNING STANDARDS The Court is required to screen all habeas petitions upon filing, and to summarily dismiss “[i]f it plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner is not entitled to relief in the district court.” Rule 4, Rules…