(HC) Minchak v. Covello

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ERIC MINCHAK, No. 2:20-cv-00063 KJM GGH P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 PATRICK COVELLO, 15 Respondent. 16 17 18 Introduction and Summary 19 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding through counsel, has filed a petition for writ of 20 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to the United States 21 Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Rule 302(e). 22 Petitioner, Eric Minchak, had a post-adulthood, tragic history of deteriorating…