(HC) Jones v. Johnson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL LAQUINN JONES, No. 1:20-cv-01527-NONE-JLT (HC) Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING

v. § 2254 PETITION RAYBON JOHNSON, Warden, (Doc. Nos. 1, 6) Respondent. 16 Petitioner Daniel L. Jones is a state prisoner proceeding in propria persona on a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In accordance with 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 November 6, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge found that petitioner had failed to first exhaust his claims by presenting them to the highest state court as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1), and recommended that the pending petition be dismissed without prejudice. (Doc. No. 6 at 1–2.) To date, petitioner has not filed objections thereto. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(C), the court has conducted a de novo…