(HC) Iseli v. Johnson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRANDEN WILLIE ISELI, Case No. 2:25-cv-0532-JDP (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER; FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
WILLIAM D. JOHNSON, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner, brings this action under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. It appears that this petition is successive and unauthorized. Petitioner appears to concede that his petition is an unauthorized successive petition, as he also moves this court to transfer his case to the Court of Appeals to obtain authorization for a successive petition. ECF No. 8. I will recommend that that petitioner’s motion to transfer be granted, and that the Clerk of Court be directed to administratively close the case. I will grant petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 2. 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…