(HC) Barton v. California Mens Colony
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM BARTON, No. 2:22-cv-01899-DAD-EFB (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING
CALIFORNIA MENS COLONY, THIS HABEAS PETITION DUE TO
PETITIONER’S FAILURE TO PROSECUTE
Respondent. AND FAILURE TO OBEY A COURT
ORDER
16 (Doc. No. 9)
18 Petitioner William Barton 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 February 17, 2023, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that this federal habeas action be dismissed due to petitioner’s failure to prosecute this action and failure to obey a court order. (Doc. No. 9.) Specifically, on January 6, 2023, the magistrate judge issued an order dismissing petitioner’s habeas petition with leave to amend and…