(HC) Hatchett v. Clark

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 CECIL JEROME HATCHETT, No. 2:20-cv-892-EFB P Petitioner, v. ORDER KEN CLARK, Respondent. 15 Petitioner, proceeding pro se, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The court dismissed his initial application with leave to amend after finding that the precise nature of his habeas claims could not be discerned therefrom. ECF No. 9. Petitioner has now filed an amended petition (ECF No. 11) which the court must screen. For the reasons stated below, the court finds that the amended petition is not any clearer than its predecessor. Petitioner will be given one final opportunity to amend his petition before the court recommends that it be dismissed without further leave to amend. I. Legal Standards The court must dismiss a habeas petition or portion thereof if the prisoner raises claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious” or fail to state a basis on which habeas relief may be granted. 28…