Harpreet Singh v. Edward Borla

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 HARPREET SINGH, Case No. 2:24-cv-2003-DAD-JDP (P) 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER; FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 EDWARD BORLA, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner Harpreet Singh, represented by counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 18 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. He brings a single claim of instructional error, alleging that the trial 19 court erred when it failed to sua sponte instruct the jury on an essential element of the crime with 20 which he was charged.

Id. at 9. Respondent has filed an answer,…