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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENNETH BUFORD POLLARD, III, No. 1:21-cv-00323-DAD-SKO (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

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JANEY YELLEN, Secretary of U.S. PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS Treasury, CORPUS, AND DECLINING TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY Respondent. (Doc. Nos. 1, 7)

17 Petitioner Kenneth Buford Pollard, III 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. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On March 10, 2021, the assigned magistrate judge screened petitioner’s petition and issued findings and recommendations recommending that the pending petition for federal habeas relief be dismissed because petitioner has failed to state a cognizable claim for federal habeas relief. …