(HC) Sonny D. Barger v. California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SONNY D. BARGER III, Case No. 1:19-cv-00577-JDP Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

THAT PETITION BE DISMISSED FOR

v. LACK OF JURISDICTION CALIFORNIA, et al., ECF No. 1 Respondent. ORDER DENYING (1) MOTION TO

APPOINT COUNSEL AND (2) MOTION FOR

DISCOVERY ECF No. 10 18 Petitioner Sonny D. Barger III, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. Petitioner does not challenge his conviction or his sentence. Instead, he claims that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) wrongfully denied him access to his inmate record, failed to protect him from an attack by his cellmate, and gave him inadequate medical care. This matter is before us for preliminary review under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. See R. Governing Section 2254…