(HC) Yocom v. Attorney General
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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 DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION
FOR RECONSIDERATION
ATTORNEY GENERAL, (Doc. No. 30) Respondent. 16 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 United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Before the court is petitioner’s motion for reconsideration (Doc. No. 30)1 of the undersigned’s July 1, 2020 order adopting (Doc. No. 28) the assigned magistrate judge’s June 5, 2020 findings and recommendations (Doc. No. 18). In that order, the court dismissed petitioner’s petition for federal habeas relief because petitioner’s direct appeal of his state court judgment of conviction is still pending before the state appellate court. (Doc. No. 28.) The court dismissed the federal…