Cook v. Garrett

1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 5 *** 6 BRIAN CLAY COOK, Case No. 3:19-cv-00081-MMD-CLB 7 Petitioner, ORDER v. 8 JAMES DZURENDA,1 et al., 9 Respondents. 10 11 I. SUMMARY 12 Petitioner Brian Clay Cook filed a third amended petition for writ of habeas corpus 13 under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 49 (“Petition”).) This matter is before the Court for 14 adjudication on the merits of the remaining grounds in the Petition. For the reasons 15 discussed below, the Court denies the Petition and denies Petitioner a certificate of 16 appealability. 17 II. BACKGROUND 18 A.…