(HC) Williams v. Martel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DAVID EARL WILLIAMS, No. 2:18-cv-2224 KJM DB P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 MICHAEL MARTEL, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed an 18 application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1.) Petitioner 19 challenges his 2016 murder conviction. Presently before the court is the petition (ECF No. 1), 20 respondent’s answer (ECF No. 14), and petitioner’s traverse for merits review (ECF No.…