(HC) Juarez v. Second Level Administration

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JUAN MANUEL JUAREZ, Case No. 1:22-cv-01162-HBK (HC) 12 Petitioner, ORDER TO ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS PETITION1

14 SECOND LEVEL ADMINISTRATION,

FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

15 Respondent. (Doc. No. 1) 16 17 18 19 20 Petitioner Juan Manuel Juarez, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has pending a petition 21 for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1, “Petition”). This matter is before 22 the Court for preliminary review. See Rules Governing § 2254 Cases, Rule 4; 28 U.S.C. § 2243. 23 Under Rule 4, a district court must dismiss a habeas petition if it “plainly appears” that the 24 petitioner is not entitled to relief. See Valdez v. Montgomery, 918 F.3d 687, 693 (9th Cir. 2019); 25 Boyd v. Thompson, 147 F.3d 1124, 1127 (9th Cir. 1998). Courts have “an active role in 26 summarily disposing of facially defective habeas petitions” under Rule 4. Ross v. Williams, 896 27 1 This matter was…