(HC) Pierce v. Holifield

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DOLPHUS DWAYNE PIERCE, Case No. 1:20-cv-00459-DAD-HBK 12 Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS 13 v. CORPUS AND TO DECLINE TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY1 14 ERICA HOLIFIELD, T.R. MERICKEL, FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD 15 Respondents. (Doc. No. 1) 16 17 Petitioner Dolphus Dwayne Pierce, a state probationer represented by counsel, has 18 pending a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1). The Petition 19 raises two grounds…