Jorge Rivera, Jr. v. Warden, Kern Valley State Prison
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JORGE RIVERA, JR., No. 1:25-cv-00900-JLT-SKO (HC) Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION
TO DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF
v. HABEAS CORPUS [TWENTY-ONE DAY OBJECTION
WARDEN, KERN VALLEY STATE DEADLINE]
PRISON, Respondent. 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He filed his petition on July 21, 2025, challenging a 2023 conviction for murder. (Doc. 1.) Respondent filed an answer to the petition on September 11, 2025, under seal. (Sealed Doc. 6.) Petitioner did not file a traverse. Upon review of the pleadings, the Court finds the petition to be without merit and will recommend it be DENIED. I. STATE COURT PROCEDURAL HISTORY Petitioner was convicted in the Tulare County Superior Court on February 14, 2023, of one count of first degree murder (Cal. Penal Code § 187); one count of possessing a…