(HC) Hatchett v. Clark

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CECIL JEROME HATCHETT, No. 2:21-cv-00428 DB P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

KEN CLARK, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges the release date for the sentence imposed by the Montgomery County Superior Court. (ECF No. 1.) Also before the court is petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 2.) For the reasons set forth below, this court will recommend the petition be dismissed and petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis denied as moot. //// //// //// //// //// //// IN FORMA PAUPERIS Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). However, because the court will recommend that the petition be…