(HC) Walker v. Superior Court of Solano County
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JUSTIN WALKER, No. 2:23-cv-02511 DB P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
14 SUPERIOR COURT OF SOLONO
COUNTY,
15 Respondent. 16
17 18 Petitioner, a state prisoner, proceeds pro se and seeks habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 19 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 20 1915(a). 21 On December 5, 2023, the court granted petitioner leave to proceed in forma pauperis, 22 screened the initial petition filed in this case, and determined it failed to give fair notice of any 23 claims. (ECF No. 18.) The first amended petition is before the court for screening. (ECF No. 25.) 24 After reviewing the first amended petition, the court finds it should be dismissed without 25 prejudice because petitioner has failed to exhaust administrative remedies. 26 The exhaustion of state court remedies is a prerequisite to the granting of a petition for 27 writ of habeas corpus. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1). If…