Borders

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RONALD RUSSELL, No. 2:17-CV-02487-DMC Petitioner, v. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DEAN BORDERS, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a former state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge. ECF Nos. 12, 14. The case is thus before the Court for all purposes, including entry of final judgment. Pending before the Court are Petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus and Respondent’s answer. ECF Nos. 1, 31. The Court denies the petition for a writ of habeas corpus. /// /// /// /// /// /// I. BACKGROUND A. State Criminal Proceedings:1 A jury convicted Petitioner in the Superior Court of Sacramento of forty-nine counts of grand theft and two counts of petty theft. See ECF No. 33-9; see also ECF Nos. 32-5,…