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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JESSE PRITCHETT, No. 1:12-cv-1333-NONE-SKO (HC) Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

TO DENY PETITION

v. [THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE] STEPHANIE CLENDENIN,1 Executive Director, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is committed pursuant to the Sexual Violent Predator Act (“SVPA”) and is proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He contends SVPA proceedings violated his due process rights because they were instituted in violation of his plea agreement. For reasons discussed below, the Court finds the claim to be without merit and recommends the petition be DENIED. I. BACKGROUND On August 16, 2012, Petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in this Court. (Doc. 1.) On December 4, 2012, the Court dismissed Grounds Two, Three, and Four from the petition. (Doc. 8.) Respondent was directed to file a response to Ground One on December 7, 27 1 Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d), Stephanie Clendenin, the…