McDowell
(HC) Lara v. McDowell
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILFREDO LARA, Case No. 1:21-cv-00044-NONE-HBK Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
GRANT RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO
v. DISMISS PETITION AS UNTIMELY1 NEIL MCDOWELL, (Doc. No. 13) Respondent. OBJECTION PERIOD TWENTY-ONE DAYS 16 17 Petitioner Wilfredo Lara (“Petitioner” or “Lara”), a state prisoner, initiated this action on December 17, 2020,2 by filing a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Doc. No. 1). In response, Respondent filed a motion to dismiss. (Doc. No. 13). Respondent filed the state court record in support. (Doc. No. 15). Petitioner filed an opposition (Doc. No. 21) and Respondent filed a reply. (Doc. No. 22). For the reasons stated below, the undersigned
1 This matter was referred to the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302 (E.D. Cal. 2019). 2 The Court applies the “prison mailbox rule” to pro se prisoner…