Christopher Ndiagu v. Patrick Covello
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WESTERN DIVISION 11 CHRISTOPHER NDIAGU, ) Case No. 2:19-cv-06074-JDE ) 12 Petitioner, ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND 13 v. ) ) ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO ) DISMISS, IN PART, AND DISMISSING 14 MARCUS POLLARD, Acting )
PETITION
) 15 Warden, ) ) 16 Respondent. ) 17 I. 18 BACKGROUND 19 On July 4, 2019,1 Petitioner Christopher Ndiagu constructively filed a 20 pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody with 21 supporting exhibits (“Petition” or “Pet.”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Dkt. 1. 22
23 1 Under the “mailbox rule,” “a legal document is deemed filed on the date a petitioner delivers it to the prison authorities for filing by mail.” Lott v. Mueller, 304 24 F.3d 918, 921 (9th Cir. 2002). Here, the parties disagree regarding the applicable 25 “deemed filed” dates. Petitioner relies on the signature dates and proofs of service, while Respondent relies on the…