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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROLAND THOMAS KOCH, No. 2:19-CV-1994-JAM-DMC-P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BRANDON PRICE, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the Court is respondent’s motion to dismiss (ECF No. 17) petitioner’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner has not submitted an opposition. 21 BACKGROUND Petitioner is currently confined at Coalinga State Hospital in Coalinga, California, awaiting trial on a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) petition filed against him in the Sacramento County Superior Court in 2008. On October 2, 2019, petitioner submitted this federal petition for writ of habeas corpus, alleging multiple claims stemming from a deprivation of his right to a speedy trial and the ineffective assistance of counsel. See ECF No. 1. On January 27,…