(HC) Cross v. Sheriff Kings Co. Jail

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEROME LEE CROSS, No. 1:23-cv-00923-ADA-SKO (HC) Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING

v. PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

CORPUS, AND DECLINING TO ISSUE A

SHERIFF, KINGS COUNTY JAIL, CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY Respondent. (ECF No. 7) 16 Petitioner Jerome Lee Cross is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for 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 June 30, 2023, Petitioner filed a request for voluntary dismissal in order to exhaust state court remedies. (ECF No. 5.) Subsequently, on July 21, 2023, the Magistrate Judge issued findings and recommendations, recommending that the Court dismiss the petition without prejudice. (ECF No. 7.) The findings and recommendations contained notice that Plaintiff had ten days…