(HC) Nixon v. Morales

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BRANDON NIXON, No. 2:24-CV-1531-KJM-DMC-P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 RAUL MORALES, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner, who is proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of habeas 18 corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the Court are Petitioner’s petition for a writ of 19 habeas corpus, ECF No. 1, Respondent’s answer, ECF No. 14, and Petitioner’s traverse, ECF No. 20 24. Respondent has lodged the state court record, ECF No. 13. 21 Because this action was…