Beddick

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM RAY BARTON, No. 2:19-CV-0148-MCE-DMC-P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILLIAM BEDDICK, 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 is Respondent’s unopposed motion to dismiss, ECF No. 40. Respondent argues the petition must be dismissed as both untimely and containing only unexhausted claims. For the reasons discussed below, the Court agrees. 22 I. BACKGROUND This action currently proceeds on Petitioner’s fourth amended petition. See ECF No. 38. Petitioner states he was convicted in San Joaquin County on March 2, 1976, of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to two life sentences plus seven years. See id. at 1. Petitioner states his conviction and sentence followed his guilty plea. See id. Petitioner states that he…