David Capps v. James Hill, Warden

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 DAVID CAPPS, No. 2:25-cv-1047 WBS AC 11 Petitioner, 12 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 13 JAMES HILL, Warden, 14 Respondent. 15 16 Petitioner is a California state prisoner proceeding through counsel with an application for 17 a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The action proceeds on a petition 18 challenging petitioner’s 2022 conviction for multiple sex offenses. ECF No. 1. Respondent has 19 answered, ECF No. 11, and petitioner has filed a traverse, ECF No. 12. 20 BACKGROUND 21 I.…