Spearman
(HC) Hurtado v. Spearman
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD ANTHONY HURTADO, No. 1:19-cv-01159-DAD-JLT (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS, GRANTING
M.E. SPEARMAN, RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS,
DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF
Respondent. HABEAS CORPUS, AND DECLINING TO
ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF
APPEALABILITY (Doc. No. 19) 18 19 Petitioner Richard Anthony Hurtado is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1.) The matter was referred to a magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On February 18, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that respondent’s motion to dismiss the pending petition (Doc. No. 13) be granted. (Doc. No. 19.) Specifically, the magistrate judge found that…