Fields v. Baker

2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 5 * * * 6 JOHN VERNON FIELDS, Case No. 3:16-cv-00298-MMD-CLB 7 Petitioner, ORDER v. 8 RENEE BAKER, et al., 9 Respondents. 10 11 I. SUMMARY 12 Petitioner John Fields filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 13

2254 (ECF No. 15 (“Petition”)). This habeas matter comes before the Court for a final 14 decision on the merits on the sole remaining ground. The Court denies the Petition and 15 denies Petitioner a certificate of appealability. 16 II. BACKGROUND 17 Petitioner challenges his 2007 Nevada state judgment of conviction,…