Sean Ezra Brown v. Joe A. Lizarraga

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

SEAN EZRA BROWN, ) NO. CV 16-2935-ODW (AGR)

) 12 Petitioner, ) ) 13 v. ) ) ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS 14 JOE A. LIZARRAGA, Warden, ) AND RECOMMENDATION OF ) MAGISTRATE JUDGE 15 Respondent. ) ) 16 ) ) 17 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Court has reviewed the Petition, the other records on file herein, the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (“Report”) and the Objections. Further, the Court has engaged in a de novo review of those portions of the Report and Recommendation to which objections have been made. The Court accepts the findings and recommendation of the Magistrate Judge. Petitioner alleged ineffective assistance of trial counsel in Ground Three. In Subclaim 8, Petitioner alleged trial counsel was deficient for failing to convey a plea offer. Petitioner’s objections state that the prosecutor made an oral plea offer before Petitioner was brought into the courtroom on September 25, 2012. (Obj. at…