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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEONARD A. SLAVEN, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00606-JLT (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ) ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE v. ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ) DISMISS UNEXHAUSTED PETITION

CALIFORNIA,

) ) [THIRTY-DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE] Respondent. ) )

On April 29, 2020, Petitioner filed the instant petition for writ of habeas corpus in this Court. (Doc. 1.) Because the petition appears to be unexhausted, the Court will recommend it be SUMMARILY DISMISSED without prejudice. 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. The Court must summarily dismiss a petition “[i]f it plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner is not entitled to relief…