(HC) Thurman v. Johnson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENNETH LLOYD THURMAN, No. 2:20-cv-00079-DJC-EFB (HC) Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS RAYMOND JOHNSON, Warden, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons stated below, the court recommends that the stay in this action be lifted and that this action be dismissed for failure to prosecute. Petitioner filed this case on January 10, 2020 alleging a claim of juror bias. ECF No. 1. On March 19, 2020, petitioner filed a supplemental brief alleging ineffective assistance of counsel (“IAC”) claims. ECF No. 12. On May 5, 2020, the undersigned recommended that the petition be denied because the state courts’ determination of the juror bias issue did not run afoul of the standards provided in 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b). ECF No. 18. The District Judge adopted that recommendation and ordered dismissal of the juror bias…