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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LIONEL DORIA, No. 2:20-CV-0308-JAM-DMC-P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SCOTT FRAUNHEIM, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the Court are Petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus (ECF No. 1), Respondent’s motion to dismiss (ECF No. 11), Petitioner’s opposition to the motion to dismiss (ECF No. 13), Respondent’s reply to the opposition (ECF No. 14), and Petitioner’s response to the reply (ECF No. 15). / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / I. BACKGROUND The state appellate court recited the following information related to Petitioner’s conviction and sentencing:

A jury found defendant Lionel Doria (Doria) guilty of the first degree murder of James Tobey Hiter (Hiter) in violation of Penal Code…