Anglea

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD LEE BETZ, No. 2:19-cv-00681-MCE-CKD Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS HUNTER ANGLEA, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this federal habeas corpus action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Currently pending before the court is respondent’s motion to dismiss the habeas petition because all the claims therein have not been properly exhausted. ECF No. 12. Petitioner has filed an opposition to the motion. ECF No. 14. Therefore, the matter has been fully briefed by the parties. For the reasons explained below, the undersigned recommends granting respondent’s motion to dismiss. I. Factual and Procedural Background Following a jury trial in the Sacramento County Superior Court, petitioner was convicted of 18 counts of lewd and lascivious acts on his stepdaughter who was under the age of fourteen. ECF No. 1 at 7. On August 26, 2016, he was…