(HC) Mason v. Pickett

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA GARRY DEWAYNE MASON, No. 2:20-cv-02186-JKS Petitioner, MEMORANDUM DECISION vs. BRIAN KIBLER, Acting Warden, High Desert State Prison,1 Respondent. Garry Dewayne Mason, a state prisoner represented by counsel, filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus with this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Mason is in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and incarcerated at High Desert State Prison. Respondent has answered, and Mason has replied. I. BACKGROUND/PRIOR PROCEEDINGS On November…