(HC) Lane v. Superior Court, County of Sacramento, CA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEMORRIS LANE, No. 2:19-cv-02320 TLN DB P Petitioner, v. ORDER SUPERIOR COURT, COUNTY OF

SACRAMENTO, CA,

15 Respondent. 16 Petitioner, proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. At the time petitioner filed this petition, petitioner was a civilly committed pretrial detainee housed in county jail. (ECF No. 8 at 3-4.) Petitioner seeks to challenge his 2019 civil commitment. Presently before the court is petitioner’s first amended petition for screening. (ECF No. 8.) EXHAUSTION REQUIREMENT I. Legal Standards Rule 4 of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases requires the court to make a preliminary review of each petition for writ of habeas corpus. The court must dismiss a petition "[i]f it plainly appears from the petition . . . that the petitioner is not entitled to relief." Rule 4, Rules Governing § 2254 Cases; Hendricks v. Vasquez, 908 F.2d 490…