Randy Lee Scroggins v. Steve Smith

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RANDY LEE SCROGGINS, Case No. 1:24-cv-00519 JLT CDB (HC) 11 Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 12 RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING v. PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, 13 DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO

STEVE SMITH, CLOSE THE CASE, AND DECLINING TO

14 ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY Respondent. 15 (Doc. 21)

16 17 Randy Lee Scroggins is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with his 18 petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1.) The matter was referred to a 19 United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 20 The assigned magistrate judge issued Findings and Recommendations, recommending that 21 the petition for writ of habeas corpus be denied on the merits, and that the Court decline to issue a 22 certificate of appealability. (Doc. 21.) The Court served the Findings…