(HC) Yocom v. Attorney General

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL A. YOCOM, No. 1:20-cv-00645-DAD-JDP (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING

ATTORNEY GENERAL, PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

CORPUS, DENYING PETITIONER’S

Respondent. MISCELLANEOUS MOTIONS, AND

DECLINING TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF

APPEALABILITY (Doc. No. 18) 18 19 Petitioner Michael A. Yocom 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. The matter was referred to a U.S. Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On June 5, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge issued the pending findings and recommendations, recommending that the pending petition for federal habeas relief be dismissed because petitioner’s direct appeal of his state court judgment of conviction is still pending…