(HC) Kyle S. Cooper v. D. Baughman

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 KYLE S. COOPER, No. 2:16-cv-3039 DB 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER 14 D. BAUGHMAN, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus 18 under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Both parties have consented to proceed before the undersigned for all 19 purposes pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). (ECF Nos 7, 13). Presently before the court is the 20 petition (ECF No. 1) and respondent’s answer for merits review (ECF No. 17). For the reasons 21 set forth below the…