Price

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PETER CASEY CRUZ, Case No. 1:18-cv-01360-JLT-CDB (HC)

Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO (1)

DENY PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR LEAVE

v. TO AMEND AND (2) DISMISS PETITION

BRANDON PRICE, 21-DAY DEADLINE

Respondent. (Doc. 51)

Pending before the Court is the motion of Petitioner Peter Casey Cruz (“Petitioner”), represented by counsel Eric Hans Schweitzer, to amend his petition for writ of habeas corpus, the opposition of Respondent Brandon Price (“Respondent”), and Petitioner’s ancillary brief. (Docs. 51, 53, 55). On July 13, 2023, the Undersigned heard oral arguments on Petitioner’s motion. (Doc. 54). For the reasons that follow, the Undersigned will recommend Petitioner’s motion to amend the petition be denied and this case be dismissed. Background A. Procedural Posture Petitioner is a pretrial detainee in state custody at Coalinga State Hospital (“Coalinga”) pending ongoing proceedings…