(HC) Richson v. Clark

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

11 SEAN JEFFREY RICHSON, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-01502-JLT (HC) ) 12 Petitioner, ) ORDER DISMISSING PETITION WITH LEAVE ) TO FILE A FIRST AMENDED PETITION 13 v. ) ) [THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE] 14 K. CLARK, Warden, )

15 Respondent. ) ) 16 )

17 Petitioner filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus on October 20, 2020. (Doc. 1.) A 18 preliminary screening of the petition reveals that the petition fails to present any cognizable grounds 19 for relief or any facts in support. Therefore, the Court will DISMISS the petition with leave to file an 20 amended petition. 21 I. DISCUSSION 22 A. Preliminary Review of Petition 23 Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases requires the Court to make a preliminary 24 review of each petition for writ of habeas corpus. The Court must summarily dismiss a petition “[i]f it 25 plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner is not entitled to relief in 26 the…