Oscar Velasquez v. Warren L Montgomery

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 OSCAR VELASQUEZ, Case No. 2:16-cv-06937-MCS-MAA 12 Petitioner, ORDER ACCEPTING REPORT v. AND RECOMMENDATION OF

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE

WARREN L. MONTGOMERY, JUDGE Warden, 15 Respondent. 17 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Court has reviewed the Petition, the other 18 records on file herein, and the Report and Recommendation of the United States 19 Magistrate Judge. The Court also has reviewed Petitioner’s objections to the 20 Report and Recommendation, which the Court received and filed on December 22, 21 2020 (“Objections”). (Objs., ECF No. 78.) As required by Federal Rule of Civil 22 Procedure 72(b)(3), the Court has engaged in de novo review of the portions of the 23 Report and Recommendation to which Petitioner specifically has objected. 24 Petitioner first reiterates that he is entitled to habeas relief on Ground One 25 because he had developed a close relationship with his previously retained attorney, 26 citing the California Supreme Court’s decision in Harris…