Trumaine Thompson v. W.L. Montgomery

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TRUMAINE THOMPSON, Case No. ED CV 18-02161 SHK

Petitioner,

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND

v. ORDER DENYING PETITION,

DISMISSING ACTION WITH

W.L. MONTGOMERY, Warden, PREJUDICE, AND DENYING

CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

Respondent. 16 I. INTRODUCTION On October 3, 2018, Petitioner Trumaine Thompson (“Petitioner”), proceeding pro se, constructively filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 2015 California state conviction for robbery, assault with a firearm, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. The Petition raises four claims. The parties have consented to allow the magistrate judge to enter final orders and judgment in this case. See U.S.C. § 636(c) and Fed.R.Civ.P. 73. Because Petitioner has failed to demonstrate that the California state courts unreasonably denied any of these claims, the Court denies Petitioner’s request for…