Allison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HERBERT DEON GOODWIN, JR. Case No. 1:22-cv-00298-JLT-CDB (HC)

Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

TO DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF

v. HABEAS CORPUS AND DECLINE TO

ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF

KATHLEEN ALLISON APPEALABILITY1

Respondent. 14-DAY DEADLINE

(Doc. 11)

On April 18, 2022, Petitioner Herbert Deon Goodwin, Jr. (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed an Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus alleging three grounds for relief (“Petition”). (Doc. 11). On July 19, 2022, Respondent filed an answer (Doc. 19), arguing Petitioner was not entitled to habeas relief, and lodged the state court record in support (Docs. 17, 17-1 through 17-10). After receiving an extension, Petitioner filed a traverse on November 15, 2024. (Doc. 26; see Doc. 25). For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends that the district court deny the Petition and decline to issue…