Merlak

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MANUEL DE JESUS LOPEZ- No. 1:19-cv-01021-NONE-JDP

MIRANDA,

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND Petitioner, RECOMMENDATIONS TO DISMISS PETITION FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION v. (Doc. No. 8)

STEVEN MERLAK,

15 Respondent. 16 Petitioner Manuel De Jesus Lopez-Miranda, a federal prisoner proceeding without counsel, seeks the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1.) This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On February 7, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that the pending petition be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. (Doc. No. 8.) The findings and recommendations were served on petitioner and contained notice that any objections thereto were to be filed within fourteen (14) days. (Id.) The time for filing objections has passed and…