Cates

(HC) Walker v. Cates

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaApril 8, 20251:21-cv-01412California720 words

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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…

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