(HC) Sorokin v. The People

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 YEVGENIY N. SOROKIN, No. 2:22-cv-02178-KJM-EFB (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

THE PEOPLE, Respondent. 16 Petitioner commenced this action while confined to a county jail as a pretrial detainee. He proceeds without counsel and seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. As discussed below, the court will recommend that the petition be dismissed. See Rule 4, Rules Governing § 2254 Cases (requiring summary dismissal of habeas petition if, upon initial review by a judge, it plainly appears “that the petitioner is not entitled to relief in the district court”). Petitioner alleges that he is awaiting trial on charges of domestic violence. ECF No. 1 at 4, 5. His grounds for relief are unclear. See id. at 2-3 (alleging identity fraud, kidnapping, and child custody rights). Regardless, the court must abstain from considering any challenge to petitioner’s arrest and custody…