(HC) Cloud v. Warden of CSP/Los Angeles County
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JOEL JAMES CLOUD, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00904-JLT (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ) ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE v. ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO CDCR/DIRECTOR, ) DISMISS UNEXHAUSTED PETITION
Respondent. ) ) [THIRTY-DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE] ) )
On June 25, 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 in the district court.…