Covello

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEONARD A. SLAVEN, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00606-AWI-JLT (HC) ) Petitioner, ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO ) GRANT RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS v. ) ) (Doc. 25) PATRICK COVELLO, ) Respondent. ) [TWENTY-ONE DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE] ) )

On April 29, 2020, Petitioner filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Doc. 1.) The Respondent moved the Court to dismiss the action (Doc. 15), and the Court denied the motion to dismiss, dismissed all of Petitioner’s claims except for his claim for ineffective assistance of counsel and directed Petitioner to file an amended petition (Doc. 20). On January 29, 2021, Petitioner filed a first amended petition. (Doc. 22.) On April 2, 2021, the Respondent filed a motion to dismiss the amended petition. (Doc. 25.) Petitioner filed an opposition on April 14, 2021. (Doc. 27.) The Court recommends that the motion to dismiss be GRANTED and the petition be DISMISSED. 24…