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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD D. HOLT, JR., No. 1:23-cv-00312-ADA-SKO (HC) Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

(ECF No. 6)

v. ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR WRIT

OF HABEAS CORPUS

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

ENTER JUDGMENT AND CLOSE CASE

GAVIN NEWSOME,

ORDER DECLINING TO ISSUE Respondent. CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

19 20 Petitioner Richard D. Holt, Jr., is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On March 3, 2023, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations to dismiss the petition for failure to exhaust state remedies and for failure to state a cognizable claim. (ECF No. 6.) Those…