Asuncion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BRUCE ARMSTRONG, No. 1:15-cv-01109-DAD-JDP (HC) 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS IN PART, DENYING

14 DEBBIE ASUNCION, AMENDED HABEAS PETITION, AND

CLOSING THIS CASE

15 Respondent. (Doc. Nos. 17, 46) 16

17 18 Petitioner Bruce Armstrong is a state prisoner proceeding with counsel with an amended 19 petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 17.) The matter was 20 referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 21 302. 22 In his amended petition, petitioner asserts the following seven claims for federal habeas 23 relief: (1) juror bias; (2) ineffective assistance of counsel due to his trial counsel’s failure to 24 move to dismiss an allegedly biased juror or move for a mistrial based thereon; (3) ineffective 25 assistance of counsel due to his trial counsel’s failure to present expert medical testimony; (4) 26 improper…