Baughman

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVIS NGUYEN, No. 2:18-CV-0909-JAM-DMC-P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DAVID BAUGHMAN, 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 are Petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, ECF No. 1, Respondent’s answer, ECF No. 15, and Petitioner’s traverse, ECF No. 19. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / I. BACKGROUND A. Facts1 The state court recited the following facts, and Petitioner has not offered any clear and convincing evidence to rebut the presumption that these facts are correct:

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In July 2014, Kenneth Prather was a correctional officer at the California State Prison, Sacramento. As part of his duties, he monitored …