(HC)Epperson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALLEN DALE EPPERSON, III, No. 2:21-cv-0577 AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

SOLANO COUNTY JAIL, et al., Respondents. 16 Petitioner, a county jail inmate proceeding pro se, seeks habeas relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. ECF Nos. 1, 7. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. For the reasons stated below, petitioner’s application to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. However, the undersigned recommends that the petition be dismissed on screening pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, for lack of habeas jurisdiction and failure to state a claim for which habeas relief may be granted. I. IN FORMA PAUPERIS APPLICATION Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is unable…