Sherman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KHURAM RAJA, No. 2: 19-cv-0051 MCE KJN P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS STUART SHERMAN, et al., Respondents. 16 I. Introduction Petitioner is a former state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In 2015, petitioner plead no contest to one count of lewd act with a child in violation of California Penal Code § 288(a). (ECF No. 1 at 7.) Petitioner was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment. (Id.) Petitioner raises one claim: the statute of limitations lapsed on the charge, so that his conviction and sentence were beyond the jurisdiction of the trial court. Pending before the court is respondent’s motion to dismiss on the grounds that this action is barred by the statute of limitations. (ECF No. 13.) For the reasons stated herein, the undersigned recommends that respondent’s motion be granted. //// //// II. …