(HC) Brownlee v. People of the State of CA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TERRENCE BROWNLEE, Case No. 1:23-cv-00432-JLT-CDB (HC)

Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION THAT

THE PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

v. BE DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE AND

WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, (Doc. 1) 15 Respondent. 21-DAY DEADLINE.

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Petitioner Terrence Brownlee (“Petitioner”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition

for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1). Preliminary Screening Rule 4 of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases requires the Court to conduct a preliminary review of each petition for writ of habeas corpus. Pro se habeas corpus petitions are to be liberally construed. Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520-21 (1972). However, the Court must dismiss a 25 26 1 Petitioner filed this petition against Respondent “the People of the State of California,” which is not the appropriate respondent. (Doc. 1). See Brittingham v. United…