Norice Patterson v. Josie Gastelo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NORICE PATTERSON, ) NO. CV 20-04037-PA (KS)

11 ) Petitioner, ) v. ) ORDER: ACCEPTING FINDINGS AND ) RECOMMENDATIONS OF UNITED JOSIE GASTELO, ) STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE; ) DISMISSING PETITION; DENYING A Respondent. ) CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY _________________________________ )

17 PRIOR PROCEEDINGS 19 According to the California Court of Appeal, in August 2003, Norice Patterson (“Petitioner”), who is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se in this state habeas action, entered his victims’ home, held a gun to the head of a 13-year-old girl, and demanded that her parents and her 12-year-old and 5-year-old siblings get on the floor and not move. People v. 24 25 Federal courts may take judicial notice of relevant state court records in federal habeas proceedings. See Smith v. 26 Duncan,…