(HC) Chappell v. St. Andre

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BLAKE H. CHAPPELL, No. 2:22-cv-01429 KJM AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER ST. ANDRE, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge as provided by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On October 31, 2022, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations, which were served on petitioner and which contained notice to petitioner that any objections to the findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. ECF No. 14. After receiving an extension of time, petitioner filed timely objections to the findings and recommendations. ECF No. 18. In his objections, petitioner reiterates his actual innocence claim and requests an evidentiary hearing. Attached to the objections, he includes a signed letter by Nicholas Vargas, which states…