(HC) Jansen v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 MICHAEL EDWARD JANSEN, No. 2:23-cv-02018-EFB (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER STEVE SMITH, Warden1 Respondent. 15 Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. Respondent has filed a motion to dismiss the petition on the ground that it is untimely. ECF No. 11. Petitioner has opposed the motion, arguing that his petition is timely. ECF No. 14. For the following reasons, respondent’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED. I. Procedural History Petitioner was convicted in Sutter County Superior Court of grand theft, burglary, failure to appear, felon in possession of a firearm, and felon in possession of ammunition. Numerous sentencing allegations were also found true, and petitioner was sentenced on May 1, 2020 to a

1 Respondent has requested that the court substitute Steve Smith, the current Warden of Pleasant Valley State Prison, for Tristan…