(HC) Smith v. Clark

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH, No. 1:21-cv-01589-JLT-EPG-HC Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING

v. PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

CORPUS, AND DECLINING TO ISSUE

KEN CLARK, CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY Respondent. (Doc. 8) 17 Lawrence Christopher Smith is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus brought 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 November 19, 2021, the magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations that the petition for writ of habeas corpus be dismissed for failure to state a cognizable federal habeas claim. (Doc. 8.) Petitioner filed timely objections. (Doc. 12.) In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), the court has conducted a de novo review of the…