Hovsepian

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ARMIK A. HOVSEPIAN, Case No. 19-cv-04692-HSG

Petitioner, ORDER DIRECTING PETITIONER TO

SHOW CAUSE WHY PETITION

v. SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED AS

UNTIMELY

JOSIE GASTELO,

Respondent.

12 INTRODUCTION Petitioner, an inmate at California Men’s Colony – East, filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 1994 conviction for attempted murder. Dkt. No. 1. His petition is now before the Court for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2243 and Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts. He has paid the filing fee. Dkt. No. 7. BACKGROUND According to the petition, in 1994, petitioner was convicted by a Santa Clara County jury of two counts of attempted murder with firearm enhancements. Dkt. No. 1 at 1-2. On December 16, 1994, petitioner was sentenced to two life terms, plus…