(HC) Lawton v. Muniz

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CHARLES LAWTON, Case No. 1:17-cv-00737-DAD-JDP 12 Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS 13 v. CORPUS AND DECLINE TO GRANT A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILTY 14 WILLIAM MUNIZ, Warden, OBJECTIONS DUE IN THIRTY DAYS 15 Respondent. ECF No. 9 16 ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION 17 FOR AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING 18 ECF No. 9 19 20 Petitioner Charles Lawton, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, seeks a writ of 21 habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 9.…