Pfeiffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIE WEAVER, No. 2:24-cv-1162 CSK P Petitioner, v. ORDER & FINDINGS &

RECOMMENDATIONS

CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with an application 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 is granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). For the reasons stated herein, this court recommends that this action be dismissed. Petitioner challenges the validity of his August 14, 2013 Sacramento County conviction for carjacking. (ECF No. 1 at 2.) The petition raises two claims for relief. In claim one, petitioner alleges ineffective assistance of counsel based on counsel’s failure to file a motion to dismiss on the grounds that the…