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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ISAAC JONES, Case No. 1:19-cv-00411-JDP Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY PETITION

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED AT

v. SCREENING S. YOUNG, ECF No. 1 Respondent. 16 Petitioner Isaac Jones, a federal prisoner proceeding without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No. 1. The matter is before the court for preliminary review under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. Under Rule 4, the judge assigned to the habeas proceeding must examine the habeas petition and order a response to the petition unless it “plainly appears” that the petitioner is not entitled to relief. See Valdez v. Montgomery, 918 F.3d 687, 693 (9th Cir. 2019); Boyd v. Thompson, 147 F.3d 1124, 1127 (9th Cir. 1998). To pass screening, petitioner must allege a violation of “clearly established federal law”—meaning a violation of a U.S. Supreme Court holding. See White v. Woodall, 572 U.S.…