(HC) James J. Pulizzano v. State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES JOSEPH PULIZZANO, No. 2:19-cv-01728 JAM GGH P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Respondents. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding in pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to the United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Rule 302(c). On September 13, 2019, the undersigned issued an order directing both parties to update the court on whether petitioner’s state remedies had been fully exhausted. ECF No. 8. At the time, it was unclear to the court whether petitioner’s resentencing proceedings had been completed after a remand by the California Third Appellate District, Court of Appeal; and whether petitioner had completed or began his direct appeal. Id. After reviewing petitioner and respondent’s briefing, ECF Nos. 12, 13, it is apparent that petitioner’s habeas…