Cates

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEPFON JONES, Case No. 1:22-cv-00839-JLT-HBK (HC) Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS PETITION AND DECLINE TO

v. ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF

APPEALABILITY

B. CATES, Warden,

FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

Respondent. 16 17 I. STATUS Petitioner Stepfon Jones (“Petitioner” or “Jones”), a state prisoner, is proceeding pro se on his second amended petition for writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U. S.C. § 2254 on November 14, 2022. (Doc. No. 11, “Petition” or “Second Amended Petition”). Petitioner challenges his judgment of conviction after a jury trial for (1) second degree murder in violation of Penal Code § 187; (2) assault on a child under eight resulting in death in violation of Penal Code § 273ab(a); and (3) child endangerment in violation of Penal Code § 273a(a). (Case No. BF159975A). (Doc. No. 19-1 at 1034-37; Doc. No. 19-2 at 2587). The Second Amended 26 1 This matter was referred…