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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 KENNETH BUFORD POLLARD, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-00323-SKO (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER TO ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE ) v. ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO ) DISMISS PETITION FOR LACK OF HABEAS 14 ) JURISDICTION JANET YELLEN, Secretary of U.S. Treasury, ) ) [TWENTY-ONE DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE] Respondent. ) ) 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He filed the instant federal petition on March 4, 2021. After conducting a preliminary screening of the petition, the Court finds that the petition fails to present any cognizable grounds for relief. Therefore, the Court will recommend that the petition be SUMMARILY DISMISSED. I. DISCUSSION A. Preliminary Review of Petition Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases requires the Court to make a preliminary review of each petition for writ of habeas corpus. The Court must…