(HC) O'Neil v. Burton

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TERRENCE O’NEIL, No. 2:18-cv-00858 KJM AC 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 ROBERT BURTON, Warden, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se with an application for a writ of 18 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He challenges his 2015 conviction for robbery, 19 assault, and battery. ECF No. 1. Respondent has answered, ECF No. 13, and petitioner has filed 20 a traverse, ECF No. 19. 21 BACKGROUND 22 I. Proceedings In the Trial Court 23…