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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARREN LEE, No. 2:24-cv-3684-CKD Petitioner, v. ORDER CHANCE ANDES, Respondent.

17 Petitioner Darren Lee, a state prisoner, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and paid the filing fee. It appears the petition challenges solely issues of state law and thus that the court lacks jurisdiction over the petition. However, the court is unable to complete the required preliminary review because the petition fails to comply with Rule 2(c) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. Thus, the petition will be dismissed with leave to amend. I. Background Petitioner challenges a sentence he is serving for a judgment entered in the Sacramento County Superior Court on March 19, 1980, convicting him of two counts of murder and other offenses. (ECF No. 1 at 1.) In 2019, petitioner sought resentencing under former Penal Code section 1170.95 (now section 1172.6). The trial court…