(HC) Ellis v. Biter

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ROBERT LEE ELLIS, Case No. 1:17-cv-01443-DAD-JDP 12 Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO DENY PETITION FOR A WRIT OF 13 v. HABEAS CORPUS 14 MARTIN BITER, OBJECTIONS DUE WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS 15 Respondent. ECF No. 1 16 17 Petitioner Robert Lee Ellis, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus 18 under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner claims constitutional violations arising from juror 19 misconduct, flawed jury instructions, and cumulative error. Respondent argues that the…