(HC) Lowe v. Douglas County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD LOWE, No. 1:18-cv-01225-DAD-JDP (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING

DOUGLAS COUNTY; and TUOLUMNE PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS

COUNTY, CORPUS

15 Respondents. (Doc. No. 9) 16 17 Petitioner Richard Lowe, a former detainee at the Tuolumne County Jail, is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1). The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On August 1, 2019, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations, recommending that the pending petition seeking federal habeas relief be denied due to lack of jurisdiction, petitioner’s failure to first exhaust his claims in state court, and petitioner’s failure to state a cognizable claim for federal habeas relief. (Doc. No. 9.) The findings and…