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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTOINE DESHAWN BARNES, No. 2:25-cv-0863 WBS CSK P Petitioner, v. ORDER & FINDINGS &

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ROSEMARY OROZCO, et al., Respondents. 16 I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner, a county prisoner proceeding without counsel, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. Accordingly, the application to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Habeas Corpus Cases Under Section 2254 provides for summary dismissal of a habeas petition “[i]f it plainly appears from the face of the petition and any exhibits annexed to it that the petitioner is not entitled to relief in the district court.” For the following reasons, this Court finds that it is plain from the petition that…