Gastelo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 EDWARD ANSLEY, No. 2:14-cv-02376-TLN-CKD P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND JOSIE GASTELO, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Respondent.1 14 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this habeas corpus action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the court is respondent’s motion to dismiss petitioner’s federal habeas corpus application. ECF No. 19. On January 25, 2021, petitioner was ordered to file an opposition or a statement of non-opposition within 21 days. ECF No. 23. Petitioner did not respond to the court’s order and the time for doing so has expired. For the reasons discussed below, the court recommends that the motion to dismiss be granted and petitioner’s application for federal habeas corpus relief be dismissed with prejudice. I. Factual and Procedural History Petitioner was convicted following a jury trial in the Lassen County Superior Court of possessing a sharp…