(HC) Dekalb v. Diaz

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JAMES L. DEKALB, No. 2:20-CV-1818-KJM-DMC-P 12 Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 13 v. 14 RALPH DIAZ, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding with appointed counsel, brings this petition 18 for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the Court are 19 Petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, Respondent’s answer to show cause, Petitioner’s 20 traverse, and Respondent’s reply. ECF Nos. 1, 12, 22, 23. Respondent has lodged the state…