Robertson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NICOLAS VASQUEZ, No. 2:21-cv-00726 DB P Petitioner, v. ORDER JIM ROBERTSON, Warden, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has paid the filing fee for this action. Petitioner challenges the results of a 2018 disciplinary hearing appeal at Pelican Bay State Prison. (ECF No. 1 at 3.) Petitioner claims his due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment were violated when his “third level appeal” was conducted by staff with “knowledge of the inmates misconduct.” (Id.) Presently before the court is the petition for screening. (ECF No. 1.) Petitioner will be ordered to show cause why his petition should not be dismissed for failure to exhaust state court remedies. SCREENING I. Screening Requirement Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases,…