(HC) Gazaway v. State of CA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JERRALD D. GAZAWAY, No. 2:23-CV-0699-WBS-DMC-P Petitioner, v. ORDER STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the Court are: (1) Petitioner's motions for leave to amend, ECF Nos. 34 and 36; (2) Respondent's opposition thereto, ECF No. 38; and (3) Petitioner's first and second amended petitions, ECF Nos. 35 and 37. 21 I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY Petitioner initiated this action with a pro se petition filed on April 14, 2023. See ECF No. 1. Petitioner raises seven claims challenging the evidence cited in support of denial of parole. See id. at 18-20. The original petition raises no claim that the hearing officer was biased. See id. Petitioner states in the petition that he presented his seven claims related to evidence cited in support…