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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM CRAIG PURCARO, No. 2:21-cv-1230-EFB P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

C.H.C.F. WARDEN, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petition does not challenge the underlying conviction. Instead, it requests that petitioner be immediately released or transferred to a state health care facility outside of CDCR because of the COVID-19 risks posed by petitioner’s current conditions of confinement. As discussed below, the petition must be dismissed. See Rule 4, Rules Governing § 2254 Cases (requiring summary dismissal of habeas petition if, upon initial review by a judge, it plainly appears “that the petitioner is not entitled to relief in the district court”). Federal courts offer two main avenues to relief on complaints related to one’s imprisonment – a petition for habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §…