(HC) Nelson v. United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
RUFUS LOU NELSON JR., Case No. 1:23-cv-01476-SAB-HC
Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO
DISMISS PETITION FOR WRIT OF
v. HABEAS CORPUS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent.
14 Petitioner is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. I. BACKGROUND1
In the early morning hours on July 5, 2016, Mr. Nelson shot his longtime girlfriend, Priya Patel, in the face while she was driving on a highway in Oklahoma City, destroying her eyes and optic nerves and causing permanent blindness. 21 The witnesses’ testimony aligns as to many underlying facts. The couple spent the July 4th holiday with Mr. Nelson’s sister, Velma, who made them leave the house late that night after a family fight. They got into a car with a loaded .45-caliber handgun, with Ms. Patel behind the wheel and Mr. Nelson in the front passenger