Pfeiffer

Case 2:20-cv-00283-WBS-GGH Document 52 Filed 02/17/21 Page 1 of

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MALANJE PHEA, No. 2:20-cv-00283 WBS GGH P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER, Warden, Respondent.

Introduction and Summary

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a 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.

At times, judges and lawyers must think that they have “seen it all” with respect to procedural

twists and turns. This case proves that there is always a new path to be fashioned.

Petitioner was convicted of 33 counts of sexual misconduct with minors. The Second

Amended Petition (SAP) indicates that petitioner was sentenced to 46 years…