Knowles

ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 , the Court has reviewed the Petition, records on file, and the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge. Further, the Court has engaged in a de novo review of those portions of the Report to which petitioner has objected. The Court accepts the findings and recommendation of the Magistrate Judge.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that petitioner’s Motion for Stay and Abeyance (docket no. 22) is denied, and Judgment be entered denying the Petition and dismissing this action with prejudice.

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

SHERI PYM, United States Magistrate Judge

This Report and Recommendation is submitted to the Honorable Dale S. Fischer, United States District Judge, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636 and General Order 05-07 of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

I.

INTRODUCTION

On April 21, 2015, petitioner Anthony George Knowles filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (“Petition”). Petitioner challenges his 2009 convictions in the Los Angeles…