(HC)Montenegro

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUAN M. MONTENEGRO, Case No. 1:20-cv-00684-EPG-HC

Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO

DISMISS PETITION FOR WRIT OF

v. HABEAS CORPUS

J. SULLIVAN, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT

TO ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE AND SEND

Respondent. PETITIONER A PRISONER CIVIL RIGHTS

COMPLAINT FORM

13 Petitioner Juan M. Montenegro is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Given that the instant petition challenges conditions of confinement and thus, is not cognizable in federal habeas corpus, the undersigned recommends that the petition be dismissed without prejudice to refiling the claims in an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. DISCUSSION Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases requires preliminary review of a habeas petition and allows a district court to dismiss a petition before the respondent is ordered to file a…