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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICK A. HAZELTINE, ) Case No.: 1:23-cv-00144-JLT-HBK (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND ) RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING v. ) PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, ) AND DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO BRANDON PRICE, ) CLOSE CASE ) Respondent. ) (Docs. 1, 9) ) ) Rick A. Hazeltine is a civil detainee at Coalinga State Hospital, proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1.) The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. The assigned magistrate judge conducted a preliminary review under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, and on February 8, 2023 issued Findings and Recommendations recommending that the Petition be dismissed for failure to state a habeas claim. (Doc. 9.) The Findings and Recommendations were served upon all parties and…