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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA-WESTERN DIVISION
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VERNON C. BROWN, JR., ) Case No. CV 21-03632-CAS (AS)
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Petitioner, ) ORDER OF DISMISSAL
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16 JEFF LYNCH, Warden, )
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I. BACKGROUND
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On April 23, 2021, Vernon C. Brown, Jr. (“Petitioner”), a
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California state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a “Petition for
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Writ of Habeas Corpus,” (Dkt. No. 1), which the Court construes
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as a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State
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Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Petition”).1
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1 The Court notes that Petitioner has filed numerous
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1 The Petition does not contain any information or assert any
2 claims. (See Petition at 2-8).2 Simply listing cases, statutes
3 and rules (see Petition at 4, 6-8) is not an assertion of clear
4 and cognizable claims.
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6 A Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus can only be filed by a
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11 In addition, Petitioner has failed to allege any claim(s),
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15 Because Petitioner does not state a claim for relief under
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2 Citations to the Petition refer to the page numbers
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1 II. ORDER
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3 ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that the Petition be dismissed
without prejudice.
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6 LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.
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DATED: May 5, 2021
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CHRISTINA A. SNYDER
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Presented by:
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ALKA SAGAR
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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