(HC) Thomas v. Community Regional Medical Center
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PRENTICE RAY THOMAS, Case No. 1:23-cv-00637-HBK (HC) Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
DISMISS PETITION1
v.
FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD
COMMUNITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, (Doc. No. 1) 15 Respondent. ORDER TO ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE
17 18 Petitioner Prentice Ray Thomas initiated this action while incinerated in Wasco State 19 Prison by filing a pro se on his petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 20 2254 on April 27, 2023. (Doc. No. 1, “Petition”). Because the Petition does not challenge the 21 fact or duration of Petitioner’s confinement, the undersigned recommends the Petition be 22 dismissed for failure to state a cognizable habeas claim. 23 I. BACKGROUND Petitioner is a state prisoner serving 3 years for his January 5, 2023 conviction in Fresno Superior Court for evading a police officer. (Doc. No. 1 at 1). The Petition raises one ground for 27 1 This matter was referred to the…