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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTOPHER DICKSON, No. 1:23-cv-01337-SKO (HC) Petitioner, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT

TO ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE

v.

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

BRYAN PHILLIPS, Warden, TO SUMMARILY DISMISS PETITION Respondent. [THIRTY DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE] 16 Petitioner 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. He filed the instant petition on September 8, 2023. The petition does not challenge the underlying conviction and instead presents various claims concerning the conditions of his confinement. Petitioner also takes issue with a disciplinary violation, but he fails to state a claim for relief. As discussed below, the Court will recommend the petition be DISMISSED. DISCUSSION A. Preliminary Review of Petition Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases allows a district court to dismiss a petition…