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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 WILLIE WILLIAMS, Case No. 14-cv-00101-EMC

Petitioner,

ORDER DISMISSING CLAIM 1 AND

v. SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR

REMAINING CLAIMS

DAVEY, Docket No. 28 Respondent.

12 I. INTRODUCTION Willie Williams filed this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 to challenge his 2010 conviction from the Alameda County Superior Court. Respondent now moves to dismiss an ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim as procedurally defaulted. Mr. Williams opposes the motion. For the reasons discussed below, the Court concludes that the claim is procedurally defaulted and dismisses it. The Court also sets a briefing schedule for Mr. Williams’ four remaining claims. II. BACKGROUND Following a jury trial in Alameda County Superior Court in 2010, Mr. Williams was convicted of first degree murder with the special circumstance of a murder committed during a robbery. He was…