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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GREGORY DOWNS, Case No. 2:24-cv-3195-TLN-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER STEVE WHITE, et al., Defendant. 16 Petitioner, a county inmate proceeding pro se, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. The petition cannot proceed past screening because it appears untimely and bring claims not cognizable on federal habeas review. I will dismiss the current petition and give petitioner an opportunity to amend and explain why this action should proceed. I will also grant petitioner’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 10, deny as unnecessary petitioner’s motions (1) for an extension of time to file his motion to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 9, and (2) for a hearing regarding his petition, ECF No. 12. 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…