(HC) Harris v. Lackner

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JAMES HARRIS, No. 16-cv-0252 TLN AC 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 HEIDI LACKNER, Warden, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se with an application for a writ of 18 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The action proceeds on the petition filed on 19 February 6, 2016, see ECF No. 1 at 16,1 which challenges petitioner’s 2012 conviction for the 20 sexual abuse of his stepdaughters. Respondent has answered. ECF No. 12. Petitioner did…