Cates
(HC) Walker v. Cates
United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaApril 8, 20251:21-cv-01412California720 words
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DOUGLAS WALKER Case No. 1:21-cv-01412 JLT CDB (HC)
Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS, DENYING THE
v. PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS
CORPUS, DIRECTING THE CLERK OF
BRIAN CATES, Warden COURT TO CLOSE THE CASE, AND
DECLINING TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF
Respondent. APPEALABILITY
(Doc. 22)
Douglas Walker is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with his petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, asserting “there was insufficient evidence to prove all elements of the offense as charged.” (Doc. 1 at 4.) The magistrate judge found Petitioner presented only a conclusory argument asserting that “there was insufficient produced to establish that the elements of inflicting a traumatic injury on a spouse, as charged in count one, in violation of the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution.” (Doc. 22 at 12, quoting Doc. 1 at 4…