(HC) Hatchett v. Clark

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CECIL JEROME HATCHETT, No. 2:20-cv-1524 CKD P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND KEN CLARK, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, the court must review all petitions for writ of habeas corpus and summarily dismiss any petition if it is plain that the petitioner is not entitled to relief. The court has conducted the review required under Rule 4. In his amended petition, petitioner challenges a Sacramento County conviction for indecent exposure. Petitioner pled guilty. Petitioner asserts that his conviction was the result of a “wardrobe malfunction” because the clothes he was wearing, which were issued to him at Folsom State Prison, were too large. He planned on using the large clothing as exhibits at trial,…