Sullivan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUAN M. MONTENEGRO, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00695-JLT (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ) ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE v. ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO WARDEN J. SULLIVAN, ) DISMISS PETITION

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

On May 18, 2020, Petitioner filed the instant petition for writ of habeas corpus in this Court. (Doc. 1.) Because the petition fails to state a cognizable federal claim for relief, 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 in 26 …