Becerra
(HC) Zack Sanchez v. Becerra
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ZACK SANCHEZ, Case No. 1:20-cv-00823-NONE-HBK Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS RECMMENDING
v. DISMISSAL OF PETITION FOR WRIT OF
HABEAS CORPUS
XAVIER BECERRA, (Doc. Nos. 1, 4) Respondent. 16 Petitioner Zack Sanchez, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, has petitioned the court for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1.) Petitioner raises three claims1 but indicates he has not sought state-level review with respect to one of those claims (“Ground Three”). (Id. at 8–10, 12.) Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302, the instant federal habeas petition was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge. On June 24, 2020, before issuing findings and recommendations, the assigned magistrate judge issued an order to show cause why the petition should not be dismissed due to petitioner’s failure to exhaust his unexhausted claim by first…