(HC) Dennis v. Samul

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ROBERT K. DENNIS, No. 2:21-CV-1906-DJC-DMC-P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 D. SAMUL, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of 18 habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the Court are Petitioner’s petition for a 19 writ of habeas corpus, ECF No. 1, Respondent’s answer, ECF No. 20, and Petitioner’s reply, ECF 20 No. 22. Respondent has lodged relevant state court records, ECF No. 26. 21 Because this…