(HC) Perez v. Spearman

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 SAM PEREZ, No. 2:19-CV-1223-KJM-DMC-P 12 Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 13 v. 14 M.ELIOT SPEARMAN, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding with retained counsel, brings this petition 18 for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the Court are 19 Petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, ECF No. 1, and Respondent’s answer, ECF No. 20 28. Petitioner did not file a traverse. Respondent has lodged the state court record, ECF No.…