Koening

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GARY PAUL SMITH, No. 1:20-cv-00626-SKO (HC) Petitioner, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT

TO ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE

v.

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

TO SUMMARILY DISMISS

WARDEN KOENIG, UNEXHAUSTED PETITION

15 Respondent. [TWENTY-ONE DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE] 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner filed the instant habeas petition on May 1, 2020, challenging his 2002 conviction in Fresno County Superior Court for robbery. Because the petition is unexhausted, 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 court to dismiss a petition if it “plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner…