(HC) Townsend v. Coalinga State Hospital
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 REBIO RONNIE TOWNSEND, Case No. 1:23-cv-00562-SKO (PC)
Petitioner,
ORDER DISMISSING WITH LEAVE TO AMEND
v. (Doc. 1) ROBERT BONTA, COALINGA
STATE HOSPITAL,
13 Respondents. [THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE]
Petitioner is a state civil committee proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner raises a number of claims sounding in habeas and civil rights. Petitioner may not pursue multiple types of actions in one case. Thus, Petitioner will be provided the form complaints for both types of actions, leave to file an amended petition/complaint on the form that correlates with the action he intends to pursue here, and information pertaining to each type of action. DISCUSSION I. Preliminary Screening of Petition Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases allows a district court to dismiss a petition if it “plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner is not 26 …