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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TABARRI TOWNSEND, No. 1:22-cv-00590-ADA-SKO (HC) 12 Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

TO DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF

13 v. HABEAS CORPUS 14 ROBERT NEUSCHMID, [THIRTY DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE] 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for 18 writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. This matter was referred to the undersigned 19 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 20 On May 18, 2020, Petitioner filed the instant habeas petition challenging a Fresno County 21 Superior Court conviction for multiple felonies. As discussed below, the Court finds the claims 22 to be without merit and recommends the petition be DENIED. 23 I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY 24 On August 13, 2015, Petitioner was convicted by jury trial in the Fresno County Superior 25 Court of two counts of attempted murder (Cal. Penal Code §§ 664/187(a)), two counts of assault 26 …