Pickett

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GREGORY HENRY WYRICK, No. 2:20-cv-0740 AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER and JASON PICKETT, Warden, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has not filed an in forma pauperis affidavit or paid the required filing fee of $5.00. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a); 1915(a). Nevertheless, because it appears that the petition should be dismissed without leave to amend, the court will not require additional filings from petitioner. This action is referred to the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302(c). Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, this court is required to conduct a preliminary review of all petitions for writ of habeas corpus filed by state prisoners. Pursuant to

26 A federal petition for writ of…