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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES W. MILLNER, No. 2:19-CV-01311-JAM-DMC-P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SCOTT FRAUENHEIM, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding with retained counsel, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the Court are Petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, ECF No. 1, Respondent’s answer, ECF No. 32, and Petitioner’s traverse, ECF No. 33. Respondent has lodged the state court record, ECF No. 31. Petitioner asserts three claims: (1) the state knowingly presented false evidence at his trial; (2) the state violated Maryland v. Brady1 when it failed to provide him with exculpatory evidence; and (3) the trial court improperly denied his Trombetta/Youngblood2 motion. The most recent reasoned decision on the matter is from the state Superior Court. Having reviewed the petition and the record, the undersigned recommends that…