(HC) Forbes v. Eldridge

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 HOWARD FORBES, No. 2:16-cv-01884 MCE GGH P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 L. ELDRIDGE, 15 Respondent. 16 17 18 Introduction and Summary 19 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus 20 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to the United States Magistrate Judge 21 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Rule 302(c). 22 Petitioner’s primary claim involves the seemingly inadvertent failure on the part of the 23…