Lizarraga

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES WASHINGTON, No. 2:20-CV-1396-JAM-DMC-P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS JOE LIZARRAGA, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the Court is Respondent’s motion to dismiss. See ECF No. 16. Respondent argues the instant petition is untimely. Petitioner has filed an opposition. See ECF No. 21. Respondent has filed a reply. See ECF No. 26. 21 I. BACKGROUND Petitioner was convicted of kidnapping and corporal injury to a spouse and sentenced to a determinate state prison term of 22 years. See ECF No. 17-1. The California Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction and sentence on November 30, 2017. See ECF No. 17- 2. The California Supreme Court denied direct review on February 14, 2018. See ECF No. 17-4. Petitioner did not seek certiorari in…