(HC) Castillo v. Hatton

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 FRANK R. CASTILLO, Case No. 1:18-cv-00251-LJO-JDP (HC) 12 Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION THAT COURT DENY FIRST AMENDED 13 v. PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 14 HATTON, ECF No. 15 15 Respondent. OBJECTIONS DUE IN 14 DAYS 16 17 Petitioner Frank R. Castillo, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas 18 corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner argues that a writ should issue because of defects in 19 his criminal trial. Specifically, he maintains that (1) his trial counsel was…