Pfeiffer
(HC) Blackmon v. Pfeiffer
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TED BLACKMON, Case No. 1:23-cv-00497-KES-HBK (HC) Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
GRANT RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO
v. DISMISS 1 CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER, FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD Respondent. (Doc. No. 12) 16 17 Petitioner Ted Blackmon (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner, initiated this action by filing a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1, “Petition”). In response, Respondent filed a Motion to Dismiss (“Motion”) and lodged the state court record in support. (Doc. Nos. 12, 13). Petitioner filed a response to the Motion to Dismiss, and Respondent filed a Reply. (Doc. Nos. 14, 15). For the reasons set forth more fully below, the undersigned recommends granting Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss. I. BACKGROUND In 2007, Petitioner was convicted of murder, attempted murder, and being a convicted felon in possession of…