(HC) Kerley v. Diaz

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LONNIE JANES KERLEY, No. 2:19-cv-02458 JAM GGH P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 RALPH DIAZ, Warden, 15 Respondent. 16 17 18 Introduction and Summary 19 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus 20 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. The matter was referred to the United States Magistrate 21 Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 626(b)(1) and Local Rule 302. 22 In a case which initially, it appears, could have come directly out of…