(HC) Laws v. California Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY J. LAWS, Case No. 1:21-cv-00262-NONE-HBK Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING

v. PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

CORPUS, DECLINING TO ISSUE

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND

CORRECTIONS, DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE AND CLOSE Respondent. CASE 16 (Doc. Nos. 1, 5)

18 Petitioner Anthony J. Laws 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. The 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 11, 2021, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that the pending petition be dismissed. (Doc. No. 5.) Petitioner is currently appealing his underlying state criminal conviction before the…