(HC) Hatchett v. Clark

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CECIL JEROME HATCHETT, No. 2:19-cv-1159 AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER and KEN CLARK, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a proposed amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends that this case be dismissed. Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, this court is required to conduct a preliminary review of all petitions for writ of habeas corpus filed by state prisoners. Upon review of petitioner’s original filing (ECF No. 1), which the undersigned found “confusing at best,” the court directed petitioner to submit a proposed amended petition on the form provided, fully setting forth his claims and demonstrating the exhaustion of his claims in the state courts. ECF No. 9. Petitioner’s proposed amended petition, ECF…