(HC) Villarreal v. People of the State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LIONZO ANGEL VILLARREAL, No. 2:18-cv-3239-TLN-EFB Petitioner, v. ORDER THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF

CALIFORNIA,

15 Respondent.

17 This matter is before the Court pursuant to Petitioner Lionzo Angel Villarreal’s (“Petitioner”), “Request for Late Filing of Motion to Object to Dismissal of Claim” (ECF No. 6), which the Court construes as a motion for reconsideration pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e). For the reasons set forth below, Petitioner’s motion is DENIED. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On December 19, 2019, Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding through counsel,1 filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1.) On September 25, 2019, the magistrate judge recommended that petition be dismissed for failure to state a cognizable federal claim. (ECF No. 3.) Objections to those recommendations were due 27 The docket reflects Petitioner was represented by…