(HC) Jones v. The People of the State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALVIN BERNARD JONES, Case No. 1:18-cv-00493-JDP Petitioner, ORDER DECLINING TO ISSUE

CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY OF

v. ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION

FOR RECONSIDERATION

J. GASTELO, ECF No. 24 Respondent. 16 Petitioner Alvin Bernard Jones, a state prisoner without counsel, filed a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. Both parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge. ECF Nos. 6, 13. On June 5, 2019, the petition was denied on the merits and the case was closed. ECF Nos. 20, 21. On July 12, 2019, petitioner filed objections to this court’s denial of his petition and requested an evidentiary hearing. ECF No. 23. On December 24, 2019, we construed petitioner’s objections as a motion for reconsideration and denied the motion on the merits. ECF No. 24. Petitioner appealed our order denying his motion for reconsideration to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. ECF…