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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 BOBBY THOMAS, JR., ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-01409-JLT (HC) ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ) ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE 13 v. ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO 14 SUTTON, Warden, ) DISMISS HABEAS PETITION 15 Defendant. ) ) [THIRTY-DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE] 16 )

17 On July 6, 2020, Petitioner filed the instant petition for writ of habeas corpus in the United 18 States District Court for the Central District of California. (Doc. 1.) The Central District transferred 19 the petition to this Court on October 1, 2020. (Doc. 5.) Petitioner challenges a parole suitability 20 hearing held in October 2018. Petitioner also alleges that CDCR is not adequately protecting him from 21 the risk of contracting COVID-19. 22 DISCUSSION 23 A. Preliminary Review of Petition 24 Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases requires the Court to make a preliminary 25 review of each petition for writ of…