Cates

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAMONT J. HOWARD, No. 1:20-cv-00933-NONE-JLT (HC) Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING

PETITION, DIRECTING THE CLERK OF v. COURT TO ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE FOR PURPOSE OF CLOSING CASE AND THEN

CLOSE THE CASE, AND DECLINING TO

CATES, Warden, ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY Respondent. (Doc. No. 11) 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On August 11, 2020, the magistrate judge assigned to the case issued findings and recommendations to dismiss the petition. (Doc. No. 11.) The findings and recommendations were served upon all parties and contained notice that any objections thereto were to be filed within twenty-one days from the date of service of that order. To date, no party has filed objections. In…