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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL BAZLEY, No. 2:15-cv-2673 TLN AC Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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ANDREHABILITATION, Respondent.1 17 Petitioner is a former California state prisoner proceeding pro se with an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. The petition challenges petitioner’s 2015 convictions for identity theft, a notarization-related offense, and possession of

22 The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) will be substituted as respondent. Petitioner was released from prison to parole during the pendency of this case. See ECF No. 21. “Under California law, ‘an inmate-turned-parolee remains in the legal custody of the [CDCR] through the remainder of his term[.]’” Thomas v. Yates, 637 F. Supp. 2d 837, 841 (E.D. Cal. 2009) (quoting Samson v. California, 547 U.S. 843, 851 (2006)). A federal petition for 25 writ of…