(HC) Otero v. Diaz

Case 2:19-cv-00381-MCE-KJN Document 11 Filed 12/17/20 Page 1 of 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOHN ROBERT OTERO, No. 2:19cv00381 MCE KJN P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS 14 RALPH M. DIAZ, Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and 15 Rehabilitation, 16 Respondent. 17 18 I. Introduction 19 Petitioner is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with an application for a writ of 20 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his 2017 conviction for sexual 21 penetration…