(HC) Thurman v. Johnson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 KENNETH LLOYD THURMAN, No. 2:20-cv-0079-KJM-EFB P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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RAYMOND JOHNSON, Warden, Respondent. 15 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He initiated the case with a petition filed on January 10, 2020 alleging a claim of juror bias. ECF No. 1. On March 19, 2020, petitioner filed a supplemental brief alleging ineffective assistance of counsel (“IAC”) claims regarding trial counsel’s failure to present a mitigation statement at sentencing and appellate counsel’s failure to raise this purported mistake by trial counsel on appeal. ECF No. 12. On May 5, 2020, the undersigned recommended that the petition be denied because the state courts’ determination of the juror bias issue did not run afoul of the standards provided in 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b). ECF No. 18. The assigned district judge adopted that…