(HC) Kindred v. California Department of State Hospitals Coalinga

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD SCOTT KINDRED, No. 1:19-cv-01093-DAD-JDP (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

STATE HOSPITALS - COALINGA, CORPUS

15 Respondent. (Doc. No. 6)

17 Petitioner Richard Scott Kindred is a civil detainee 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 January 29, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations, recommending that the pending petition for federal habeas relief be denied due to lack of jurisdiction, failure to exhaust administrative remedies, and failure to state a cognizable habeas claim. (Doc. No. 6 at 2.) However, the magistrate judge also notified petitioner that any denial of the petition would…