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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLES GOERLICH, No. 2:19-CV-2121-KJM-DMC-P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS GEORGE JAIME, 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, and Respondent’s answer, ECF No. 8. Respondent has lodged the state court record, ECF No. 9. Petitioner has declined to file a traverse. 21 I. PETITIONER’S CLAIM For his only claim, Petitioner contends the trial court violated his rights under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. See ECF No. 1, pg. 4. Petitioner offers the following preamble outlining his claim:

Late on the night of September 21, 2014, petitioner Charles Goerlich and co-defendant Marcos Roy ventures into a vacant lot in Sacramento in an…