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 habeas corpus action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons explained below, the undersigned recommends sua sponte dismissing petitioner’s habeas application based on his failure to exhaust state court remedies. I. Factual and Procedural History 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 sentenced to 42 years in prison. ECF No. 1 at 1, 9. In his habeas corpus application, petitioner raises five claims for relief. First, he asserts that the trial court violated his right to due process by failing to instruct…