LaSane Lee Robertson v. Matthew Cate

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LA’SANE ROBERTSON, ) No. CV 12-633-GW (PLA) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS, ) CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATION v. ) OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE ) MATTHEW CATE, Secretary of CDCR, ) ) Respondent. ) ) 16 On May 28, 2019, the United States Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation (“Report”), recommending that petitioner’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus be denied and that this action be dismissed with prejudice. (Docket No. 147). On July 9, 2019, petitioner, who is represented by the Federal Public Defender’s Office, filed Objections to the Report (alternatively “Obj.”), which includes an Application for a Certificate of Appealability. (Docket No. 151). Several of the arguments that petitioner makes in his Objections are sufficiently addressed in the Report. Some of his arguments, however, warrant further discussion. Each of those arguments is addressed in turn below. …