Muniz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLES LAWTON, Case No. 1:17-cv-00737-DAD-HBK (HC) Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING

v. PETITION WILLIAM MUNIZ, Warden, (Doc. No. 40) Respondent. 16 Petitioner Charles Lawton 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. (Doc. No. 9.) The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Rule 302. On July 31, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations, recommending that each of petitioner’s claims for federal habeas relief be rejected, that his request for an evidentiary hearing be denied and that the pending petition be denied on the merits. (Doc. No. 40.) The pending findings and recommendations were served on petitioner with notice that any objections thereto were to be filed within thirty…