(HC) Hardney v. Castro

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOHN HARDNEY, Case No. 2:21-CV-01040-TLN-DMC 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 R.CASTRO, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of 18 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the Court are Petitioner’s petition 19 for a writ of habeas corpus, ECF No. 1, Respondent’s motion to dismiss, ECF No. 12, and 20 Petitioner’s traverse, ECF No. 13. 21 I. BACKGROUND 22 A. Facts 23 The state trial court recited the…