Ndoh

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AARON ANTHONY VRH, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00581-NONE-JLT (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DISMISSING FIRST AMENDED ) PETITION AND DIRECTING PETITIONER TO v. ) FILE A SECOND AMENDED PETITION ) ROSEMARY NDOH, Warden, ) [THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE] Respondent. ) ) )

Petitioner filed a federal habeas petition in this Court on April 24, 2020. (Doc. 1.) Petitioner filed a first amended petition on May 1, 2020, which appears largely identical to the initial filing. (Doc. 8.) After conducting a preliminary screening, the Court finds that the petition fails to state a cognizable federal claim for relief. Therefore, the Court will dismiss the amended petition and direct Petitioner to file a second amended petition. I. DISCUSSION A. Preliminary Review of Petition Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases requires the Court to make a preliminary review of each petition for writ of habeas corpus.…