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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KINAGA LAMAR TILLIS, No. 2:23-cv-2131 CKD P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

CALIFORNIA,

15 Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, with a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. Accordingly, the application to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, the court must review all petitions for writ of habeas corpus and summarily dismiss any petition if it is plain that the petitioner is not entitled to relief. The court has conducted that review. The court may entertain a petition for a writ of habeas corpus only on the basis that the petitioner is in custody in violation of…