(HC) Kabede v. CA Governors Parole Board Hearing Dept.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WONDIYRAD KABEDE, No. 2:22-cv-0637-EFB P Petitioner, v. ORDER CA GOVERNOR’S PAROLE BOARD HEARING DEP’T, et al., 15 Respondents.
17 Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 18 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner claims that on January 9, 2020, the Board of Parole Hearings 19 unlawfully denied him parole as an elderly inmate. See ECF No. 15 at 4, 25. 20 Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, the court is required to conduct 21 a preliminary review of all petitions for writ of habeas corpus filed by state prisoners. The court 22 must summarily dismiss a petition if it “plainly appears . . . that the petitioner is not entitled to 23 relief . . . .” The court has conducted the review required under Rule 4 and concludes that 24 summary dismissal of the petition is required. 25 /////
1 On July 14, 2021, petitioner commenced this action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of…