Allison
(HC) Yocom v. Allison
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL ALAN YOCOM, Case No. 1:21-cv-00187-JLT-HBK (HC) Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS
v. CORPUS AND TO DECLINE TO ISSUE A
CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY
KATHLEEN ALLISON,
FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD
Respondent. (Doc. No. 1) 16 17 18 19 Petitioner Michael Alan Yocom (“Yocom” or “Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has pending a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1, “Petition”). The Petition raises two grounds for relief: (1) “lack of foundation”; and (2) ineffective assistance of counsel. (Id. at 5, 7-13). For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends the district court deny Petitioner any relief on his Petition and decline to issue a certificate of appealability. //// 27 1 This matter was referred to the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302 (E.D. Cal. 2022). …