(HC) Knight v. Sherman

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CLARENCE VENSON KNIGHT, Case No. 1:19-cv-00159-LJO-JDP 12 Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO DISMISS WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AS 13 v. SUCCESSIVE 14 STU SHERMAN, ECF No. 1 15 Respondent. OBJECTIONS DUE IN FOURTEEN DAYS 16 17 Petitioner Clarence Venson Knight, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of 18 habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. This matter is before the court for 19 preliminary review under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. Because petitioner 20 has…