(HC) Davis v. Cates

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JEROME MARKIEL DAVIS, No. 2:21-CV-1900-KJM-DMC-P 12 Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 13 v. 14 B. CATES, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of 18 habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the Court are Petitioner’s first amended 19 petition for a writ of habeas corpus, ECF No. 10, and Respondent’s answer, ECF No. 17. 20 Petitioner has not filed a traverse. Also before the Court is Petitioner’s motion, ECF No. 18,…