Godwin

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JORGE MEJIA LOPEZ, ) Case No.: 1:22-cv-00735-ADA-SKO (HC) ) 12 Petitioner, ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO ) GRANT RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS 13 v. ) [Doc. 13] 14 TRISTAN LEMON,1 Warden, ) ) [THIRTY DAY OBJECTION PERIOD] 15 Respondent. ) ) 16 )

17 18 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of 19 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 20 Petitioner filed his petition in this Court on June 2, 2022.2 (Doc. 1.) On September 30, 2022, 21 Respondent filed a motion to dismiss contending that the petition violates the statute of limitations. 22 (Doc. 13.) Petitioner did not file an opposition to the motion to dismiss. Upon review of the 23 pleadings, the Court finds that the petition violates the statute of limitations. The Court will therefore 24 25 1 Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Fed. Rules of Civil P., Tristan Lemon, the current Warden of Pleasant…