Pollard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LOY LOUIS RACKLEY, No. 2:21-cv-01784-DAD-EFB (HC) Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING

v. PETITION FOR HABEAS RELIEF ON THE

MERITS

MARCUS POLLARD, Warden, (Doc. Nos. 1, 23) Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding with counsel on a petition for 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. On June 1, 2023, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that the pending petition for federal habeas relief be denied on the merits. (Doc. No. 23.) The findings and recommendations were served on petitioner with notice that any objections thereto were to be filed within fourteen (14) days of the date of their service. (Id. at 17.) After receiving an extension of time in which to do so (Doc. No. 25), petitioner’s…