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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL RODRIGUEZ QUINTERO, Case No.: 22cv1625 RSH (MSB)

Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR

v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AND

DENYING CERTIFICATE OF

PATRICK COVELLO, Warden,

APPEALABILITY

Respondent.1 16 17 Daniel Rodriguez Quintero (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his judgment of conviction in San Diego County Superior Court. ECF No. 1. In the sole claim in the Petition, Petitioner contends the trial court violated and obstructed his Sixth Amendment right to self-representation when it denied Petitioner’s request for

24 The Court notes that Patrick Covello serves as the Warden of Mule Creek State Prison, where Petitioner is currently incarcerated, see ECF No. at 4; see also 26 https://ciris.mt.cdcr.ca.gov/details?cdcrNumber=BN3161 (last visited Aug. 30, 2024), and is …