(HC) Estes v. People of the State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES LEONARD ESTES, Case No. 1:25-cv-00300 JLT SKO (HC) Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING

v. PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

AND DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ENTER JUDGMENT AND CLOSE THIS CASE

CALIFORNIA,

(Doc. 6) Respondent. ORDER DECLINING TO ISSUE

CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

17 James Leonard Estes is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1.) The magistrate judge performed a preliminary review pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases and found Petitioner failed to state a cognizable habeas claim. (Doc. 6 at 2-3.) The magistrate judge observed that “Petitioner is challenging the state court’s application of state sentencing laws,” and found “[s]uch a claim does not give rise to a federal…