(HC) Townsend v. Coalinga State Hospital

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMay 25, 20231:23-cv-00562California423 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 REBIO RONNIE TOWNSEND, Case No. 1:23-cv-00562-SKO (HC/PC)

Petitioner, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE

v.

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO DISMISS

ROBERT BONTA, COALINGA PETITION

STATE HOSPITAL,

[FOURTEEN-DAY DEADLINE] Respondents.

Petitioner is a state civil committee proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. After conducting a preliminary review of the petition, the Court discovered that Petitioner raised numerous claims sounding in habeas corpus and civil rights. Petitioner was advised that he cannot pursue multiple types of actions in one case. Petitioner was provided the form complaints for both types of actions and an opportunity to file an amended petition/complaint on the form that correlates with the action he intended to pursue here, along with information pertaining to each type of action. He was granted thirty (30) days to comply with the Court’s order. …

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