Hermanson v. Baca

1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 5 JAMES E. HERMANSON, Case No. 3:17-cv-00721-HDM-CLB 6 Petitioner, v. ORDER 7 ISIDRO BACA,1 et al., 8 Respondents. 9 10 Petitioner James E. Hermanson has filed a habeas petition 11 pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging his state-court 12 conviction, pursuant to a guilty plea, of sexual assault of a child 13 under sixteen. (ECF No. 21). The second amended petition, filed by 14 counsel, is before the Court for adjudication of the merits. 15 Respondents have answered (ECF No. 53), and Hermanson has replied. 16 (ECF No. 54). 17 For the…