(HC) Ellis v. Warden of Central California Women's Facility

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KATHRYN ANN ELLIS, Case No. 1:19-cv-200-NONE-HBK (HC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

GRANT RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO

v. DISMISS PETITION AS UNTIMELY1

WARDEN OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

WOMEN’S FACILITY, FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

15 Defendant. (Doc. No. 30) 16 17 Petitioner Kathryn Ann Ellis (“Petitioner” or “Ellis”), through counsel, initiated this action by filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on February 12, 2019. (Doc. No. 1). In response, Respondent filed a renewed motion to dismiss the petition as untimely and an answer to the petition2 incorporating a renewed motion to dismiss the petition as untimely. (Doc. Nos. 30, 37). Petitioner addresses the petition’s timeliness in both her opposition to the Respondent’s motion to dismiss and in her reply to Respondent’s answer. (Doc. Nos. 31, 40). For the reasons stated below, the undersigned recommends the District Court…