Price

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4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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

12 Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO (1)

DENY PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR LEAVE

13 v. TO AMEND AND (2) DISMISS PETITION

14 BRANDON PRICE, 21-DAY DEADLINE

15 Respondent. (Doc. 51) 16

17 Pending before the Court is the motion of Petitioner Peter Casey Cruz (“Petitioner”), 18 represented by counsel Eric Hans Schweitzer, to amend his petition for writ of habeas corpus, the 19 opposition of Respondent Brandon Price (“Respondent”), and Petitioner’s ancillary brief. (Docs. 51, 20 53, 55). On July 13, 2023, the Undersigned heard oral arguments on Petitioner’s motion. (Doc. 54). 21 For the reasons that follow, the Undersigned will recommend Petitioner’s motion to amend the 22 petition be denied and this case be dismissed. 23 Background 24 A. Procedural Posture 25 Petitioner is a pretrial detainee in state custody at Coalinga State Hospital (“Coalinga”) 26 pending ongoing proceedings…