(HC) James v. State of CA
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RONALD EUGENE JAMES, Case No. 2:22-cv-02190-DAD-JDP (HC) Petitioner, ORDER: v. (1) GRANTING PETITIONER’S SECOND
APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND PAUPERIS AND DENYING HIS FIRST AS
ROB BONTA, MOOT; AND
15 Respondents. (2) FINDING THAT THE PETITION DOES NOT STATE A COGNIZABLE SECTION 2254 CLAIM AND GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND WITHIN THIRTY DAYS ECF Nos. 1, 7, & 8 19 Petitioner, a pre-trial detainee proceeding without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus 20 under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. After reviewing the petition, I find that it fails to state a viable federal 21 claim. I will give petitioner a chance to amend before recommending that this action be 22 dismissed. I will also grant his second application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 8, and 23 deny his first as moot, ECF No. 7. 24 The petition is before me…