(HC) Townsend v. Coalinga State Hospital

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 REBIO RONNIE TOWNSEND, No. 1:23-cv-00562-ADA-SKO (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING

COALINGA STATE HOSPITAL, PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

CORPUS

Respondent. (ECF No. 4) 16 Petitioner Rebio Ronnie Townsend is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed 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 April 13, 2023, the Magistrate Judge screened the petition and determined that it improperly contained multiple claims sounding in both habeas corpus and civil rights. (ECF No. 2.) The Magistrate Judge provided Petitioner with instructions and forms to file separate habeas and civil rights actions and ordered Petitioner to respond within thirty days. (Id. at 5.) Petitioner failed to respond to the Magistrate…