Matthew James Zamora v. Clark Ducart

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MATTHEW JAMES ZAMORA, ) NO. CV 18-8044-PSG (KS)

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Petitioner, )

ORDER: DISMISSING PETITION FOR

v. ) ) WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS WITHOUT KELLY SANTORO, Warden, ) PREJUDICE; AND DENYING ) CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY Respondent. ) _________________________________ )

17 INTRODUCTION 19 On September 17, 2018, Petitioner, a California state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Dkt. No. 1.) On April 25, 2019, Respondent filed an Answer to the Petition and lodged the state court records. (Dkt. Nos. 21, 22.) On September 26, 2019, Petitioner filed a Reply. (Dkt. No. 32.) 25 On May 19, 2015, a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury convicted Petitioner of second-degree murder (California Penal Code (“Penal Code”) § 187(a)), misdemeanor escape from…