Clifford Loyer v. Sterling Price
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CLIFFORD CHAUN LOYER, Case No. 2:23-cv-05131-FWS-RAO
Petitioner,
ORDER OF SUMMARY
v. DISMISSAL AND DENIAL OF
CERTIFICATE OF
STIRLING PRICE, APPEALABILITY Respondent. 16 Petitioner Clifford Chaun Loyer, a California pretrial detainee proceeding pro se, initiated this federal habeas action by filing a handwritten Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition”) on June 22, 2023. Dkt. No. 1. The Court has reviewed the Petition and determines that it fails to state a cognizable claim for federal habeas relief. For the reasons stated below, the Court dismisses the case without prejudice and denies a certificate of appealability. Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, the Court may dismiss a petition “[i]f it plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner is not entitled to relief in the district court.” Because…