(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-01141-DAD-SAB (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION
FOR RECONSIDERATION
ATTORNEY GENERAL, (Doc. No. 18) 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. On November 20, 2020, the undersigned adopted the findings and recommendations issued by the assigned magistrate judge (Doc. No. 8), dismissing 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. 14.) Judgment was entered on November 20, 2020. (Doc. No. 15.) On December 4, 2020, petitioner appealed the court’s order to the Ninth Circuit Court of…