Foss
(HC) Quintero v. Foss
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAURENCIO MARTINEZ QUINTERO, No. 2:20-cv-0200 TLN CKD P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TAMMY FOSS, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. On May 6, 2020, the court granted petitioner leave to file a second amended petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2254. Petitioner has filed a second amended petition. Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, the court must review all petitions for writ of habeas corpus and summarily dismiss any claim if it is plain that the petitioner is not entitled to relief. The court has conducted that review. Petitioner asserts ineffective assistance of counsel in claims 7-11 and 13. In claims 7-10, petitioner alleges that trial counsel did not adequately investigate certain aspects of petitioner’s defense. However, petitioner does not indicate what further investigation would have revealed or how counsel’s inaction…