Ivan Lozano v. Warren L. Montgomery
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
9 10 IVAN LOZANO, Case No. 2:19-cv-02267-MAA 12 Petitioner, MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER DENYING FIRST v. AMENDED PETITION FOR
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
WARREN L. MONTGOMERY, Warden,
Respondent. 18 19 I. INTRODUCTION On March 19, 2019, Petitioner, an inmate housed in Calipatria State Prison acting pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Petition”). (Pet., ECF No. 1.) On October 14, 2019, Petitioner filed a First Amended Petition (“FAP”). (FAP, ECF No. 16.) The FAP challenges Petitioner’s 2014 conviction in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. (Id. at 2.) On March 26, 2020, Respondent filed an Answer. 27 1 Pinpoint citations of briefs, exhibits, and Lodged Documents (“LD”) in this Order 28 (Answer, ECF No. 28.) Petitioner filed a Traverse on July 22, 2020. (Traverse, ECF No. 33.) Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), the parties consented to the…