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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVEN HENDRIX, No. 2:20-cv-0531 TLN CKD P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WARREN MONTGOMERY, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a second amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. At a Superior Court of Yolo County jury trial, petitioner was found guilty of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of drugs causing injury (DUI), four counts of child endangerment, and two counts of infliction of corporal injury. On July 20, 2017, petitioner was given an aggregate sentence of 42 years and 4 months imprisonment in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Petitioner presents four claims in his second amended petition. For reasons which follow, the court will recommend that the second amended petition for writ of habeas corpus be denied. ///// ///// ///// ///// I. …