Pfeiffer
(HC) Meza v. Pfeiffer
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RONALD MEZA, No. 2:20-cv-02316-DAD-CSK (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER DECLINING TO ISSUE A
CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY
CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER, Warden, (Doc. No. 63) Respondent. 16 Petitioner Ronald Meza, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On September 20, 2022, judgment was entered pursuant to this court’s order granting respondent’s motion to dismiss petitioner’s habeas petition on the grounds that his petition was barred by the applicable statute of limitations. (Doc. Nos. 38, 39.) The court found that reasonable jurists would not find the court’s determination that the petition should be denied debatable or wrong and declined to issue a certificate of appealability. (Doc. No. 38 at 4–5.) On January 29, 2024, petitioner filed a motion to vacate the judgment in this case. (Doc. No. 40.) After granting various…