Atchley

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GILBERT EARL SMITH, No. 2:21-cv-02080-TLN-DMC-P Petitioner,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

v. MATTHEW ATCHLEY, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding with retained counsel, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the Court are Petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, ECF No. 1, Respondent’s answer, ECF No. 10, and Petitioner’s traverse, ECF No. 24. Because this action was filed after April 26, 1996, the provisions of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AEDPA”) are presumptively applicable. See Lindh v. Murphy, 521 U.S. 320, 336 (1997); Calderon v. United States Dist. Ct. (Beeler), 128 F.3d 1283, 1287 (9th Cir. 1997), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 1099 (1998). Under AEDPA, federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) is not available for any claim decided on the merits in / / / / / / / / / state court proceedings unless the…