(HC) McCoy-Gordon v. Pelican Bay State Prison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEMARREA MCCOY-GORDON, No. 1:19-cv-00832-DAD-JDP (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING

PELICAN BAY STATE PRISON, PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

CORPUS

Respondent. (Doc. No. 17)

17 Petitioner DeMarrea McCoy-Gordon is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 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 February 7, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations, recommending that the pending petition for federal habeas relief be dismissed due to petitioner’s failure to first exhaust his claims in state court as is required. (Doc. No. 17.) The findings and recommendations were served on both parties and contained notice that any objections thereto were to be filed within fourteen (14) days…