Kevin Maddox v. Marion Spearman

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 WESTERN DIVISION 10 ____________________________________ 11 ) KEVIN MADDOX, ) No. ED CV 16-08213-VBF-RAO 12 ) Petitioner, ) ORDER 13 ) v. ) Overruling Petitioner’s Objection and 14 ) Adopting the Report & Recommendation: ) 15 MARION SPEARMAN (Warden) ) Denying the Habeas Corpus Petition ) 16 ) Directing Entry of Separate Judgment and Respondent. ) Terminating the Case (JS-6) 17 ____________________________________ 18 The Court has reviewed the habeas corpus petition (CM/ECF Document (“Doc”) 1), 19 the respondent warden’s Answer memorandum (Doc 32), petitioner’s Traverse (Doc 35), the 20 relevant state-court opinions and orders and other documents lodged by the respondent (Doc 21 17), the supplemental briefs regarding the Batson claim (Docs 46, 53, and 56), the Report and 22 Recommendation (“R&R”) (Doc 58), petitioner’s …