(HC) Stephen v. Matteson

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JIMMIE STEPHEN, No. 2:20-cv-1003 KJM KJN P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER and FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 WARDEN G. MATTESON, 15 Respondent. 16 17 I. Introduction 18 Petitioner is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel. Respondent moves to dismiss 19 the petition on the grounds that petitioner’s challenge to the 2019 denial of parole fails to state a 20 cognizable federal habeas claim.1 Petitioner filed an opposition, and respondent filed a reply. As 21 set forth below, the undersigned recommends…