(HC) King v. Lynch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KURTIS KING, No. 2:22-cv-01697-DAD-DB (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING

JEFFREY LYNCH, HABEAS PETITION Respondent. (Doc. Nos. 2, 7) 16 Petitioner Kurtis King is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On October 14, 2022, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that petitioner’s federal habeas petition be dismissed due to petitioner’s failure to state a cognizable claim because “petitioner does not challenge the legality or duration of his custody and does not seek release as a remedy,” rather, petitioner seeks a court order requiring prisons to pay inmates a minimum wage of $15.00 per hour. (Doc. No. 7 at 2.) The pending 25 …