Burton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL O’NEIL CLOYD, No. 2:19-cv-1946 DB P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

BURTON, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. This action was transferred in from the Northern District. (ECF No. 5.) Petitioner claims his Fourteenth Amendment rights have been violated because the Board of Parole Hearings has not set a determinate term of imprisonment. Presently before the court is petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 4) and his petition for screening (ECF No. 1). For the reasons set forth below, the court will recommend that the petition be dismissed. IN FORMA PAUPERIS Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. Accordingly, the application to proceed in forma pauperis will be…