Corey Sullivan v. C. Pfeiffer
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 COREY SULLIVAN, Case No. 2:20-cv-00865-DOC (GJS)
12 Petitioner, ORDER: DISMISSING PETITION;
DENYING CERTIFICATE OF
13 v. APPEALABILITY; AND
REFERRING PETITION
14 C. PFEIFFER, PURSUANT TO NINTH CIRCUIT RULE 22-3(a) 15 Respondent.
16 17 On April 5, 2014, Petitioner filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition in this 18 District in Case No. 2:14-cv-08605-AG (GJS) (the “First Petition”). The First 19 Petition challenged Petitioner’s 2013 conviction sustained in Los Angeles County 20 Superior Court Case No. BA374465 following a nolo contendere plea and his 21 related sentence (collectively, the “State Conviction”). The First Petition raised five 22 claims: (1) appellate counsel provided ineffective assistance; (2) the trial court 23 abused its discretion in failing to sever Petitioner’s case from those of his co- 24 defendants; (3) the trial court violated Petitioner’s right to a jury trial with respect to 25 the gang enhancement…