Zulfa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBEY KURT HAIRSTON, No. 1:19-cv-00023-DAD-JDP (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

DAVID ZULFA, (Doc. No. 12) Respondent.

16 Petitioner Robey Kurt Hairston is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2554. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Rule 302. On November 14, 2019, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations, recommending that the petition be dismissed without prejudice due to petitioner’s failure to exhaust his claims by first presenting them to the state’s highest court and failure to state a cognizable claim for federal habeas relief. (Doc. No. 12.) The findings and recommendations were served on petitioner with notice that any objections thereto were to be filed within fourteen (14) days of the service of the findings and…