(HC) Hatchett v. Clark

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CECIL JEROME HATCHETT, Case No. 2:20-cv-01544-JDP (HC) Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

THAT COURT DISMISS PETITION FOR

v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AT

SCREENING WITHOUT PREJUDICE

KEN CLARK,

OBJECTIONS DUE IN FOURTEEN DAYS

Respondent. ECF Nos. 9 & 10

ORDER THAT CLERK’S OFFICE ASSIGN

CASE TO A DISTRICT JUDGE 18 Petitioner Cecil Jerome Hatchett, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus. After his initial petition was dismissed with leave to amend on screening, ECF No. 7, petitioner filed an amended petition and addendum, ECF Nos. 9 & 10. I find, after screening the amended petition and addendum, that petitioner has not stated a cognizable habeas claim. I recommend, for the reasons stated below, that the petition be dismissed. The matter is before the court for preliminary review under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. …