Madden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CORDERICK GAGE, No. 1:19-cv-00308-SKO (HC) Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT

OF HABEAS CORPUS

13 v. ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ENTER JUDGMENT AND CLOSE

CASE

RAYMOND MADDEN, Warden,

ORDER DECLINING ISSUANCE OF

Respondent. CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He is represented in this action by Robert J. Beles and Joseph L. Ryan of the Law Office of Beles and Beles. He is currently serving a sentence of 25 years for convictions of robbery and assault with a firearm. He filed the instant habeas action challenging the conviction. As discussed below, the Court finds the claims to be without merit. Therefore, the petition will be DENIED.1 I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On June 20, 2014, in the Kern County Superior Court, following a jury trial, Petitioner 26 …