Merlak

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MONICO ARANZUBIA, No. 1:20-cv-00016-DAD-SKO (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING

STEVEN MERLAK, PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

CORPUS

Respondent. (Doc. No. 4)

17 Petitioner Monico Aranzubia is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. 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 10, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations, recommending that the pending petition for habeas relief brought by a federal prisoner be denied without prejudice due to petitioner’s failure to first exhaust administrative remedies with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. (Doc. No. 4.) The findings and recommendations were served upon petitioner and contained notice that any objections thereto were to be filed within…