Pollard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARIUS ROMERO, No. 2:21-cv-0291 KJM AC P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS MARCUS POLLARD, WARDEN, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Respondent has moved to dismiss the petition as containing only unexhausted claims. ECF No. 16. For the reasons stated below, the undersigned will recommend that the motion be granted. I. THE PETITION The habeas petition challenges petitioner’s January 2019 conviction on three counts of robbery in violation of California Penal Code § 211, three counts of attempted robbery in violation of California Penal Code §§ 211 & 664, and one count of possession of a firearm, and the resulting sentence of sixteen years…