Pfeiffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MALANJE PHEA, No. 2:20-cv-00283 WBS GGH P Petitioner, v. ORDER2 C. PFEIFFER,1 Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding in pro se on a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On April 13, 2020, petitioner filed a motion for release under the CARES Act. ECF No. 18. In his motion, petitioner requests release from prison due to the coronavirus (“COVID- 19”) pandemic. Petitioner argues he has a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 due to having diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, dyslipidemia, history of glaucoma, and heart disease. ECF No. 18 at 2. Petitioner additionally provides exhibits of requests he has made to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations for reasonable accommodations due to his health and inability to protect himself from other cellmates. See Id. at 5, 6, 15. In his requests for 26 1 The Clerk of the Court shall substitute C. Pfeiffer,…