(HC) Kindred v. California Department of State Hospitals Coalinga

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD SCOTT KINDRED , Case No. 1:19-cv-01093-JDP Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

THAT PETITION BE DISMISSED FOR

v. LACK OF JURISDICTION CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ECF No.

STATE HOSPITALS- COALINGA,

OBJECTIONS DUE IN FOURTEEN DAYS Respondent. ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

ASSIGN CASE TO DISTRICT JUDGE AND

SEND PETITIONER A § 1983 COMPLAINT

FORM

18 Petitioner Richard Scott Kindred, a civil detainee without counsel, petitioned for 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, the court must examine the habeas corpus 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. 24 …