(HC) James v. People of the State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RONALD EUGENE JAMES, Case No. 2:21-cv-00987-JAM-JDP (HC) Petitioner, ORDER FINDING THAT THE PETITION
DOES NOT STATE A COGNIZABLE
v. CLAIMS AND RECOMMENDING THAT IT
BE DISMISSED WITHOUT LEAVE TO
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF AMEND
CALIFORNIA,
ECF No. 12 Respondent.
17 Ronald Eugene James, a county jail inmate proceeding without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. I could not tell what claims he intended to raise in his initial petition, and so I offered him the opportunity to amend. ECF No. 8. Petitioner has filed an amended petition, ECF No. 12, that contains only non-cognizable claims. I recommend that this action be dismissed. The amended petition is before me for preliminary review under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. Under Rule 4, the judge assigned to the habeas proceeding must examine the habeas petition and order a response to the…