Sherman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VESTER L. PATTERSON, No. 1:18-cv-01688-DAD-JDP (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, DENYING

STU SHERMAN, PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

CORPUS, AND DECLARING PETITIONER

Respondent. A VEXATIOUS LITIGANT SUBJECT TO

PRE-FILING CONDITIONS

16 (Doc. Nos. 8, 9)

18 Petitioner Vester L. Patterson 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 19, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations, recommending that the pending petition for federal habeas relief be denied due to petitioner’s failure to state a cognizable claim for federal habeas relief. (Doc. No. 8.) The findings and recommendations were served upon all parties and contained…