Richard Lee Austin, Jr. v. Edward Borla

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD LEE AUSTIN, JR., Case No. 8:23-cv-02455-FLA (E)

Petitioner, ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS v. AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE

EDWARD BORIA, Acting Warden,

JUDGE

Respondent. 16 17 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Court has reviewed the Petition, the records on file, and the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge. Further, the Court has engaged in a de novo review of those portions of the Report to which objections have been made. The Report and Recommendation (“Report”) recommends denial of the Petition and dismissal of this action with prejudice. Dkt. 21. Specifically, the Report recommends denial of Petitioner’s claim that the evidence presented at his state court trial was insufficient to support his conviction for attempted murder. Id. As explained below, Petitioner’s objections to the Report, Dkt. 22, do not warrant a change to the Magistrate Judge’s findings or…