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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARREN HARRIS, No. 2:19-cv-0311 KJM CKD P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 11, 2019, the court screened plaintiff’s amended complaint as the court is required to do under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court found as follows: Plaintiff complains that he has been denied an early parole hearing as provided for in article 1, section 32 of California’s Constitution which became law in 2016. This section provides for early parole consideration for persons convicted of “a nonviolent felony offense” that meet other criteria as well. According to plaintiff, he stands convicted of robbery. 23 Section 32(b) directs the Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to “adopt regulations in furtherance of” the other…