Sebastian P. Beltran v. B. Cates
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Trial Court Opinion
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 11 ) SEBASTIAN P. BELTRAN, ) Case No. EDCV 21-1555-VBF (JEM) ) Petitioner, ) ) ORDER SUMMARILY DISMISSING v. ) PETITION AND DENYING A CERTIFICATE ) OF APPEALABILITY B. CATES, ) ) Respondent. ) ) 17 On September 8, 2021, Sebastian P. Beltran (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding 18 pro se, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus by a person in state custody pursuant to 28 19 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Petition” or “Pet.”) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 20 California. Petitioner challenges his 1996 conviction and 2002 sentence in San Bernardino 21 County Superior Court (“1996 Conviction”). (Pet. at 2-4.) He also includes allegations 22 regarding the conditions of his confinement at the California Correctional Institution at 23 Tehachapi (“CCI”). (Pet. at 4.) On September 16, 2021, the Petition was transferred to this 24 Court. 25 26 27 28 PRIOR PROCEEDINGS Pursuant to Fed. R. Evid. 201, the…