Hill
(HC) Jones v. Hill
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LLOYD DYLAN JONES, No. 2:20-cv-1507 AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
RICK HILL,
Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has also filed a motion for appointment of counsel. ECF No. 2. Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. Accordingly, the application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, will be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). I. Petition Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, this court is required to conduct a preliminary review of all petitions for writs of habeas corpus filed by state prisoners. Pursuant to Rule 4, this court must summarily dismiss a petition if it “plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner is not entitled to…