(HC) Thompson v. Spearman

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 KANE MICHAEL THOMPSON, No. 2:19-cv-2328 KJM DB P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER 14 M.E. SPEARMAN, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed an 18 application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1). The matter 19 was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local 20 Rule 302. 21 Before this court is respondent’s motion to dismiss the petition. (ECF No. 9). For the 22 reasons…