Covello

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEMIANTRA MAURICE CLAY, No. 2:20-CV-2120-TLN-DMC-P Petitioner,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

v. PATRICK COVELLO, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the Court are Petitioner’s first amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, ECF No. 10, Respondent’s answer, ECF No. 19, and Petitioner’s traverse, ECF No. 20. Respondent has lodged the state court record electronically, ECF No. 17. Because this action was filed after April 26, 1996, the provisions of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AEDPA”) are presumptively applicable. See Lindh v. Murphy, 521 U.S. 320, 336 (1997); Calderon v. United States Dist. Ct. (Beeler), 128 F.3d 1283, 1287 (9th Cir. 1997), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 1099 (1998). Under AEDPA, federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) is not available for any claim decided on the…