Hansen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HACK TOWNSEND CULLING, No. 2:22-cv-1349-WBS-EFB (HC) Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CHRISTOPHER HANSEN, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a county jail inmate seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He has paid the filing fee. After filing this action, the court appointed counsel to represent petitioner in both this action and a related criminal action. See ECF No. 4 (referencing USA v. Culling, 2:20-cr-00029-WBS (E.D. Cal.)). The court must dismiss a habeas petition “[i]f it plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner is not entitled to relief[.]” Rule 4 Governing Section 2254 Cases. For the reason stated below, the petition must be dismissed. This court may entertain a challenge to custody imposed pursuant to the judgment of a state court only on the ground that such custody violates “the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.”…