(HC) Barton v. Beddick

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 WILLIAM RAY BARTON, No. 2:19-CV-0148-MCE-DMC-P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 WILLIAM BEDDICK, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of 18 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the Court is Respondent’s 19 unopposed motion to dismiss, ECF No. 40. Respondent argues the petition must be dismissed as 20 both untimely and containing only unexhausted claims. For the reasons discussed below, the…