(HC)Fawcett

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARK RANDALL FAWCETT, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-01250-JLT (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DISMISSING FIRST AMENDED ) PETITION AND DIRECTING PETITIONER TO v. ) FILE A SECOND AMENDED PETITION ) MERCED COUNTY, ) [THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE] Respondent. ) ) )

Petitioner filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus on September 9, 2019. (Doc. 1.) Following a preliminary screening of the petition, the Court determined that the petition failed to present any cognizable grounds for relief or any facts in support and failed to name the proper respondent. Therefore, on September 24, 2019, the Court issued an order directing Petitioner to submit a first amended petition. (Doc. 4.) Petitioner filed a first amended petition on October 11, 2019, which is presently before the Court. (Doc. 6.) The Court has screened the first amended petition and finds it fails to state a cognizable federal claim for relief. Therefore, the Court…