(HC) Rouser v. Lynch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM ROUSER, No. 2:20-cv-2018 WBS CKD P Petitioner, v. ORDER JEFF LYNCH, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. On October 20, 2020, the court dismissed petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, with leave to file an amended petition. Petitioner has now filed an amended petition. 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. In ground 1 of his amended petition, petitioner challenges conditions of confinement. As petitioner was informed in the court’s October 20, 2020 order, in a petition for writ of habeas corpus, petitioner can challenge either the fact that he is in custody, or the duration of his confinement. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). Any challenges to conditions…