(HC) Morris v. Sierra County Clerks Office
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRUCE WAYNE MORRIS, No. 2:24-cv-01905-DAD-JDP (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING
SIERRA COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE, et HABEAS PETITION al., (Doc. Nos. 12, 13) Respondents.
17 Petitioner Bruce Wayne Morris is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On July 11, 2024, petitioner filed the petition initiating this action. (Doc. No. 1.) On November 20, 2024, the assigned magistrate judge conducted a preliminary review of petitioner’s petition and noted that it was “too vague to support a federal habeas claim” and that petitioner’s claims appeared to be “unexhausted and not ripe for federal consideration.” (Doc. No. 10 at 2.) On December 16, 2024, plaintiff filed a response in which…