(HC) Oskuie v. Atascadero State Hospital

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KAYVAN MOHAMMAD OSKUIE, No. 2:21-cv-1038 AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER ATASCADERO STATE HOSPITAL, Respondent. 16 Petitioner has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. Accordingly, the application to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Petitioner is currently housed at Atascadero State Hospital and appears to be confined there as a condition of his parole under California Penal Code § 2962. ECF No. 1 at 1, 7. It is unclear from the petition whether petitioner is attempting to challenge his underlying conviction, his confinement under § 2962, or some other aspect of his conviction or sentence. The petition identifies several general grounds for relief, such as the use of evidence…