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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL LADONTE SCOTT, No. 2:18-cv-2687 TLN KJN P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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ROBERT W. FOX, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. Petitioner challenges his 2012 conviction for kidnapping and forcible sexual offenses with use of a weapon. Petitioner claims that he suffered the ineffective assistance of counsel, and was misadvised by the trial court concerning the sex offender registration requirement. After careful review of the record, this court concludes that the petition should be denied. I. Facts and Procedural History 1. On September 4, 2010, as amended on November 4, 2010, the Sacramento County District Attorney filed a felony complaint charging petitioner with kidnapping and eight other felony counts, including corporal injury to a former cohabitant. People v. Scott, No. 10F05927 (Superior Ct. Sacramento Co. Cal.). (ECF No. 58-3…