(HC)Sepeda

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TONY SEPEDA, No. 1:22-cv-00522-ADA-SAB (HC) Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING

v. PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

CORPUS, DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT

FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TO CLOSE CASE, AND DECLINING TO

ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

Respondent. (ECF. No. 7) 16 Petitioner Tony Sepeda is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis 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 July 13, 2022,1 the assigned Magistrate Judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that the petition for writ of habeas corpus be dismissed without prejudice for failure to exhaust state judicial remedies and failure to state a cognizable federal habeas claim. (ECF No. 7.) The findings and recommendations were served on…