(HC) Howell v. Black

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONNIE E. HOWELL, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00731-JLT (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DISMISSING PETITION WITH LEAVE ) TO FILE A FIRST AMENDED PETITION v. ) ) [THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE] WARDEN, ) Respondent. ) ) )

Petitioner filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus on May 12, 2020 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. (Doc. 1.) The Northern District transferred the petition to this Court on May 26, 2020. (Doc. 4.) A preliminary screening of the petition reveals that the petition fails to name the proper respondent. Therefore, the Court will DISMISS the petition with leave to file an 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. The Court must summarily dismiss a petition “[i]f it 26 …