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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY JAMES WILLIAMS, No. 2:23-cv-0196 TLN KJN P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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TRENT ALLEN, Warden,1 Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, and a request to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Petitioner submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by § 1915(a). Therefore, the request to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. Id. As discussed below, the petition should be dismissed without prejudice. Background Petitioner was convicted in 2014 and sentenced to 27 years in state prison. Petitioner does not challenge his underlying criminal conviction. Rather, petitioner claims he is entitled to “ameliorative” legislation he claims was not available at the time he was sentenced. 26 Trent AllenError! Main Document Only., current warden of Salinas Valley State…