Kibler

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH SON, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv- 1726 JLT HBK (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER ADOPTING THE FINDINGS AND ) RECOMMENDATIONS, DENYING PETITION v. ) FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, ) DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO BRIAN KIBLER, ) CLOSE THE CASE, AND DECLINING TO ) ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY Respondent. ) ) (Docs. 1, 17) ) Joseph Son is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with his petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1.) Petitioner raised three claims related to the right to counsel, jury instructions, and the imposition of assessment and fines. (See Doc. 17 at 2-3, citing Doc. 1 at 18-19.) The magistrate judge found Petitioner was not entitled to habeas relief on the claims raised and recommended the petition for writ of habeas corpus be denied. (Id. at 10-16.) The magistrate judge also recommended a certificate of appealability be denied…