(HC) Betz v. Anglea

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RICHARD LEE BETZ, No. 2:19-cv-00681-MCE-CKD 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 HUNTER ANGLEA, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this habeas corpus 18 action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons explained below, the undersigned 19 recommends sua sponte dismissing petitioner’s habeas application based on his failure to exhaust 20 state court remedies. 21 I. Factual and Procedural History 22 Following a jury…