Thompson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOHN WILLIAM THOMPSON, Case No. 3:03-cv-02711-JSC

Petitioner,

ORDER RE: MOTION TO DISMISS

v. HABEAS AS BARRED BY THE

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

ROBERT BURTON, Re: Dkt. No. 71 Respondent.

12 Petitioner John William Thompson seeks federal habeas corpus relief from his state conviction under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The action was stayed for eight years while Petitioner exhausted his state law remedies. Following exhaustion, Petitioner filed a third amended habeas petition and Respondent moved to dismiss the petition as untimely. (Dkt. Nos. 68, 71.1) After carefully considering the parties’ briefs and the relevant legal authority, the Court concludes oral argument is unnecessary, see Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), and GRANTS Respondent’s motion to dismiss. BACKGROUND In 1989, a Humbolt County jury found Petitioner guilty of first-degree murder and personal use of a firearm. (Dkt. No. 68 at ¶ 5.) Petitioner admitted he had two…