Luis A. Arroyo v. George Jaime

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LUIS A. ARROYO, ) NO. CV 20-6135-E ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ) WARDEN GEORGE JAIME, ) ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR ) Respondent. ) WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS ______________________________) 16 17 PROCEEDINGS 19 Petitioner filed a “Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus By a Person in State Custody” on July 9, 2020. Respondent filed a “Motion to Dismiss etc.” on October 30, 2020. Petitioner filed a Reply and a Traverse on November 18, 2020. Petitioner and Respondent have consented to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. /// /// /// /// BACKGROUND 2 Pursuant to a guilty plea in Ventura County Superior Court, Petitioner received a twelve year prison sentence on June 15, 2017 (Petition at 2). Petitioner’s appellate counsel filed a “Wende brief” on direct appeal (id.; Lodged Document 1). The California Court of 7…