Sutton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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

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