Eaton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH LEONARD, No. 2:19-cv-0230 TLN DB P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

PATRICK EATON,1 Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his conviction imposed by the Sacramento County Superior Court in 2014 for first degree murder and attempted murder. Respondent moves to dismiss the second amended petition on the grounds that it is unsigned and unverified. In the alternative, respondent moves to dismiss unexhausted claims from the petition. For the reasons set forth below, this court will recommend respondent’s motion be granted in part and subclaims (f)-(j) of claim 7 be dismissed from this action. In addition, this court will order petitioner to provide a more specific verification of the second amended petition. ////

1 Patrick Eaton is the current Warden…