(HC) McCoy v. Sacramento County Jail

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEROME ELI McCOY, No. 2:22-cv-2182 DB P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

SACRAMENTO CO. JAIL, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a pretrial detainee, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases, the court is required to conduct a preliminary review of all petitions for writ of habeas corpus. Pursuant to Rule 4, the court must summarily dismiss a petition if it “plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner is not entitled to relief in the district court.” Petitioner is detained at the Sacramento County Jail. He complains about the treatment for his mental health, that he slipped on sewage water that dripped into his cell causing him injury, and that he was falsely diagnosed with COVID-19. Petitioner does not describe what relief he seeks. 27…