(HC) Watson v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DALE WILLIAM WATSON, No. 1:24-cv-00567-KES-SKO (HC) Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, DENYING

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

CORPUS WITH PREJUDICE, DECLINING

v. TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF

APPEALABILITY, AND DIRECTING

CLERK OF COURT TO ENTER JUDGMENT

AND CLOSE CASE

16 STEPHEN SMITH, Warden, (Doc. 13) 17 Respondent.

19 Petitioner Dale William Watson is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On August 22, 2024, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations to deny the petition on its merits. Doc. 13. Those findings and recommendations were served upon all parties and contained notice that any objections thereto were…