Holifield

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DOLPHUS DWAYNE PIERCE, Case No. 1:20-cv-00459-DAD-HBK Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

v. CORPUS AND TO DECLINE TO ISSUE A

CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY1

ERICA HOLIFIELD, T.R. MERICKEL,

FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

Respondents. (Doc. No. 1) 16 Petitioner Dolphus Dwayne Pierce, a state probationer represented by counsel, has pending a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1). The Petition raises two grounds for relief: (1) the trial court failed to require jury unanimity on the criminal objects of his conspiracy charge and (2) the prosecutor’s office was biased against him. (See generally id.). For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends the Court deny Petitioner any relief on his petition and decline to issue a certificate of appealability. I. BACKGROUND A. Procedural History Pierce…