Raymond Davis Miller v. Warden Marcus Pollard

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAYMOND DAVIS MILLER, Case No. 2:20-cv-06690-KES

Petitioner,

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND

v.

ORDER

MARCUS POLLARD, Warden,

Respondent.

I.

INTRODUCTION

Raymond Davis Miller (“Petitioner”) filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a person in state custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Pet.”), challenging his 2016 conviction for multiple crimes arising out of two violent confrontations with an acquaintance, David Simington, including assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats, dissuading a witness, and attempted kidnapping. (Dkt. 1 at 2.1) After Respondent moved to dismiss the Petition as partially

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