Sherman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CLARENCE VENSON KNIGHT, Case No. 1:19-cv-00159-LJO-JDP Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AS

v. SUCCESSIVE STU SHERMAN, ECF No. 1 Respondent. OBJECTIONS DUE IN FOURTEEN DAYS 16 Petitioner Clarence Venson Knight, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. This matter is before the court for preliminary review under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. Because petitioner has not obtained authorization from the Ninth Circuit to pursue a successive petition, this court lacks jurisdiction over the case. I recommend that the court dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction. Background Petitioner was convicted of first-degree murder and robbery—with a gun enhancement— in the San Diego County Superior Court on July 24, 1979. ECF No. 1 at 1. Since that time, petitioner has sought…