Anthony Letrice Townsel v. Ron Davis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY LETRICE TOWNSEL Case No. 1:19-cv-01394-JLT-CDB (HC)

Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING IN PART AND

DECLINING IN PART FINDINGS AND

v. RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS,

RON DAVIS, ISSUING A CERTIFICATE OF

APPEALABILITY FOR CLAIMS 1 AND 2,

Respondent. AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT

TO SUBSTITUTE STEPHEN SMITH AS

RESPONDENT AND CLOSE THE CASE

(Doc. 73)

Anthony Letrice Townsel is a state prisoner who is serving a sentence of life without the 19 possibility of parole. 2 He has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1.) The assigned Magistrate Judge issued Findings and Recommendations recommending that the petition for writ of habeas corpus be denied as without merit, and that the Court decline to issue a certificate of appealability. (Doc. 73.)

1 A CDCR California Incarcerated…