Covello

Case 2:22-cv-02463-SVW-SP Document Filed 04/27/ Page 1 of Page ID #:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. 2:22-cv-02463-SVW (SP) Date April 27, 2022 Title DANIEL PETER LOPEZ v. COVELLO, Warden

Present: The Sheri Pym, United States Magistrate Judge Honorable Kimberly I. Carter n/a n/a Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Tape No. Attorneys Present for Petitioner: Attorneys Present for Respondent: n/a n/a Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order to Show Cause Why Petition Should Not Be Dismissed as Time-Barred On April 11, 2022, petitioner Daniel Lopez filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (the “Petition”). Petitioner challenges his felony murder conviction in Los Angeles County Superior Court in 1983, for which he was sentenced to 27 years to life in prison. Petitioner raises two grounds for relief: (1) the prosecution committed misconduct in over-charging the case in an effort to force petitioner to take a plea deal, which forced petitioner to change…