(HC) Raja v. Sherman

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 KHURAM RAJA, No. 2: 19-cv-0051 MCE KJN P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS 14 STUART SHERMAN, et al., 15 Respondents. 16 17 I. Introduction 18 Petitioner is a former state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a petition for writ of 19 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In 2015, petitioner plead no contest to one count of 20 lewd act with a child in violation of California Penal Code § 288(a). (ECF No. 1 at 7.) Petitioner 21 was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment. (Id.)…