Koenig

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEROME GOLDEN, No. 1:18-cv-01003-DAD-HBK (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

CRAIG KOENIG, (Doc. Nos. 14, 21) Respondent.

16 Petitioner Jerome Golden 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 April 24, 2020, respondent Craig Koenig filed a motion to dismiss the petition. (Doc. No. 14.) On September 8, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that respondent’s motion to dismiss be granted and this case be dismissed. (Doc. No. 21.) Specifically, the findings and recommendations concluded that petitioner’s claim challenging the state trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence was not a cognizable claim for federal habeas…