(HC) Sipes v. Corcoran California State Prison

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 JEFFREY TODD SIPES, Case No. 1:24-cv-00622-JLT-EPG-HC 11 Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF PETITION 12 v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 13 CORCORAN CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON, 14 Respondent. 15 16 Petitioner Jeffrey Todd Sipes is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ 17 of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons discussed herein, the undersigned 18 recommends denial of the petition for writ of habeas corpus. 19 I. 20 BACKGROUND 21 Following a bench…