Warden
(HC) Hammond v. Warden
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DELVON HAMMOND, No. 2:19-cv-01578-TLN-EFB Petitioner, v. ORDER WARDEN, Respondent. 16 This matter is before the Court pursuant to Petitioner Delvon Hammond’s (“Petitioner”) Motion for Reconsideration of the Court’s April 28, 2020 Order dismissing this case and declining to issue a certificate of appealability. (ECF No. 10.) For the reasons set forth below, Petitioner’s motion is DENIED. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Petitioner, a California state prisoner proceeding pro se, initiated this Petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on August 14, 2019. (ECF No. 1.) On March 19, 2020, the magistrate judge issued Findings and Recommendations to dismiss the Petition due to lack of jurisdiction because the Petition was a second or successive petition. (ECF No. 7.) Petitioner failed to file any objections to the Findings and…