(HC) Rhodes v. Warden, Corcoran State Prison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TROY A. RHODES, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-0012 JLT HBK (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER ADOPTING THE FINDINGS AND ) RECOMMENDATIONS, DENYING PETITION v. ) FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, ) DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO CLOSE WARDEN, CORCORAN STATE PRISON, ) CASE, AND DECLINING TO ISSUE ) CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY Respondent. ) ) (Doc. 18) ) Troy A. Rhodes is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner raised one ground for relief, asserting there was insufficient evidence to support the disciplinary finding that he was guilty of battery on a peace officer. (Doc. 1.) The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On February 17, 2023, the magistrate judge issued Findings and Recommendations, recommending the Court deny the petition for writ of habeas corpus and…