(HC) Acord v. State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD C. ACORD, No. 1:17-cv-01156-SKO (HC) Petitioner, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT
TO ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE
v.
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION
TO DISMISS PETITION
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
[TWENTY-ONE DAY OBJECTION Respondent. DEADLINE]
17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed on August 28, 2017. Petitioner claims that prisoners who are serving their felony sentences in jail are being required to serve longer sentences than those prisoners incarcerated in state prisons. The petition fails to state a claim, fails to name a proper respondent, and fails to demonstrate exhaustion of state remedies. Therefore, the Court will recommend it be DISMISSED. DISCUSSION A. Preliminary Review of Petition Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases allows a district…