Allison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PHILIP G. DUGGER, No. 1:21-cv-01059-DAD-SKO (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING

K. ALLISON, PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

CORPUS, AND DECLINING TO ISSUE

Respondent. CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY (Doc. Nos. 1, 11)

17 Petitioner Philip G. Dugger 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. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On July 8, 2021, the assigned magistrate judge screened petitioner’s petition and issued findings and recommendations recommending that the pending petition for federal habeas relief be summarily dismissed because petitioner has failed to state a cognizable claim for federal habeas relief. (Doc. No. 11.) In particular, the findings and…