(HC) Brown v. Yates

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 EDWARD DON BROWN, No. 2:05-cv-1195 DAD CSK P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 B. CATES, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. This action seeking 18 habeas relief under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

was closed on March 31, 2009. Petitioner’s motion for a 19 new state court trial, filed on August 12, 2024, is before the Court. As discussed below, the Court 20 recommends that the motion be denied. 21 I. BACKGROUND 22 On June 15, 2005, petitioner…