Sherman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 RUBEN GABRIOLA BARRERA, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00913-SKO (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ) ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE v. ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO 14 ) DISMISS PETITION FOR LACK OF HABEAS STU SHERMAN, ) JURISDICTION ) Respondent. ) [TWENTY-ONE DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE] ) 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Court has conducted a preliminary screening of the petition and finds that the petition fails to present a cognizable ground for relief. Therefore, the Court will recommend that the petition be DISMISSED with prejudice. I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On July 12, 2018, Petitioner pled no contest in the Merced County Superior Court to one count of attempted murder, a violation of Cal. Penal Code §§ 187(a) and 664. (Doc. 1 at 1, 19.) He also admitted a gang enhancement pursuant…