(HC) Hicks v. Burton

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CLIFTON ROBERT HICKS, No. 2:18-cv-2237 JAM DB P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER 14 ROBERT BURTON, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for a 18 writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Presently before the court is respondent’s 19 motion to dismiss (ECF No. 16) and petitioner’s filing in response (ECF No. 18). For the reasons 20 set forth below, the court will direct petitioner to indicate how he would like to proceed with…