(HC) Olson v. Alameda County Superior Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERIC C. OLSON, No. 2:23-cv-2384 DJC KJN P Petitioner, v. ORDER SUPERIOR COURT, AMADOR

COUNTY,

15 Respondent.

17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On October 24, 2023, the Magistrate Judge filed findings and recommendations herein which were served on Petitioner, and which contained notice to Petitioner that any objections to the findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. Petitioner filed objections to the findings and recommendations. Petitioner contends that his petition seeks relief under California’s Racial Justice Act of 2020 which was not available at the time of his conviction. (ECF No. 14.) However, 28 U.S.C. § 2254 only provides this Court with the authority to review 1…