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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TOM MARK FRANKS, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-00548-JLT (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO v. ) ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE )

R. C. JOHNSON, ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO

) DISMISS AMENDED PETITION Respondent. ) ) [TWENTY-ONE DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE] ) )

Petitioner filed a federal habeas petition in this Court on April 29, 2019. (Doc. 1.) After conducting a preliminary screening, the Court found the petition was deficient in several aspects. Specifically, Petitioner failed to comply with Rule 2(c) by failing to specify any ground(s) for relief, the facts supporting his ground(s), and the relief requested, and failed to state how the state court rejection of his claims was contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law. Therefore, the Court dismissed the petition with leave to file an…