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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICKY DEAN WILLIAMS, No. 2:24-cv-00528-TLN-EFB (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER GAVIN NEWSOM, Respondent. 16 Petitioner Ricky Dean Williams (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On February 20, 2025, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations, which were served on Petitioner and which contained notice that any objections to the findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen (14) days. This deadline has passed, and Petitioner has not filed objections to the findings and recommendations. The Court presumes that any findings of fact are correct. See Orand v. United States, 602 F.2d 207, 208 (9th Cir. 1979). The magistrate judge’s conclusions of law are reviewed de novo. See Robbins v.…