(HC) Hatchett v. Clark

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CECIL JEROME HATCHETT, No. 2:21-cv-0228 CKD P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND KEN CLARK, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, the court must review all petitions for writ of habeas corpus and summarily dismiss any petition if it is plain that the petitioner is not entitled to relief. The court has conducted that review. Petitioner challenges a prisoner transfer order issued in 1997. The order resulted in petitioner being transferred from Corcoran State Prison to Folsom State Prison and then to Salinas Valley State Prison. Petitioner asserts the transfer was done in violation of California law. Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, a petition for a writ of habeas corpus can only be granted for a violation of federal…