(HC) Cloud v. Warden of CSP/Los Angeles County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOEL JAMES CLOUD, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00904-AWI-JLT (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DISMISSING PETITION WITH LEAVE ) TO FILE A FIRST AMENDED PETITION v. ) ) [THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE] CDCR/DIRECTOR, )

Respondent. ) ) )

Petitioner filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus on June 25, 2020. (Doc. 1.) On July 13, 2020, the Court issued findings and recommendation to dismiss the petition for lack of exhaustion. (Doc. 12.) On July 23, 2020, Petitioner filed objections to the findings and recommendation, indicating that he has exhausted state judicial remedies because the California Supreme Court denied his petition on July 15, 2020, and attaching a copy of the denial issued by the California Supreme Court. (Doc. 13.) Accordingly, on July 30, 2020, the Court issued an order withdrawing the findings and recommendation. (Doc. 14.) A preliminary screening of the petition reveals that the petition fails to…