CDCR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JIMMY L. NEWMAN, III, Case No. 1:20-cv-01118-NONE-HBK Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMENDING

v. THAT THE PETITION FOR WRIT OF

HABEAS CORPUS BE DENIED

CDCR, (Doc. Nos. 1, 4) Respondent. 16 Petitioner Jimmy L. Newman, III, 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 argues that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has failed to award him certain custody credits to which he is due under California law, wrongfully prolonging his incarceration. (Id. at 3.) 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 August 21, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that the pending petition be dismissed due to petitioner’s failure to…