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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAYMOND CHAD WATKINS, No. 1:23-cv-01450-SKO (HC) Petitioner, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT

TO ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE

13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO DISMISS PREMATURE PETITION

TUOLUMNE COUNTY SUPERIOR [TWENTY-ONE DAY OBJECTION

COURT, DEADLINE]

16 Respondent.

18 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He filed the instant habeas petition in this Court on October 10, 2023. Upon review of the petition, the Court finds that it should abstain from interfering in ongoing state court proceedings, and the petition should 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 if it “plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner is…