Covello

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL DOUGLAS LARSON, No. 2:21-cv-0235 CKD P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND P. COVELLO, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Respondents. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus and a request for leave 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 asserts that he should be released from prison because officials at his prison have not responded adequately to the Covid-19 pandemic resulting in harmful conditions of confinement. The exhaustion of state court remedies is a prerequisite to the granting of a petition for writ of habeas corpus. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1). This is the case if this court considers petitioner’s habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 or §…