(HC) Rodriguez v. Madden

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 STEVEN REFUGIO RODRIGUEZ, No. 2:22-cv-1539 WBS KJN P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 MADDEN, Warden, 15 Respondent. 16 17 I. Introduction 18 Petitioner, a state prisoner, proceeds without counsel with an application for a writ of 19 habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges the denial of his request to continue 20 the hearing on his motion to withdraw his guilty plea, and the denial of such motion. He also 21 moves for discovery and to expand the record. After…