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(HC) Kanongata'a v. Jones

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaAugust 12, 20202:20-cv-00973California1,165 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GRAME KALI KANONGATA’A, No. 2:20-cv-0973 KJM DB P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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SCOTT JONES, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a county detainee proceeding pro se with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner challenges both a 2016 conviction and the bail imposed for his recent detention for a probation violation. On screening the original petition, this court found plaintiff failed to exhaust his state remedies before filing suit and recommended dismissal of this action. However, petitioner filed two documents amending his petition by adding claims. (See ECF Nos. 4, 8.) Petitioner has not properly amended the petition because he failed to include all claims in one document and failed to use the court’s form for habeas petitions. See Rule 2(c), Rules Governing § 2254 Cases; E.D. Cal. R. 190. Nonetheless, because petitioner is proceeding pro se, this court liberally…

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