(HC) Phea v. Pfeiffer

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MALANJE PHEA, No. 2:20-cv-00283 WBS GGH P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER2 14 C. PFEIFFER,1 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding in pro se on a petition for writ of habeas corpus 18 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On April 13, 2020, petitioner filed a motion for release under the 19 CARES Act. ECF No. 18. 20 In his motion, petitioner requests release from prison due to the coronavirus (“COVID- 21 19”) pandemic. Petitioner argues he has a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 due to…