McCurdy
McCurdy v. Davey
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JAMES C. MCCURDY,
Case No. 16-00696 BLF (PR) Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS; DENYING CERTIFICATE OF
APPEALABILITY; DIRECTIONS
DAVE DAVEY, Warden, TO CLERK Respondent.
Petitioner filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the revocation of his probation. Dkt. No. 1. After the Petition was dismissed in part, see Dkt. No. 23, Respondent filed an answer on the merits (“Answer”). Dkt. No. 35. Petitioner filed a traverse (“Traverse”). See Dkt. No. 47 (titled “Denial and Exception”). For the reasons set forth below, the Petition is DENIED. I. BACKGROUND On July 11, 2011, Petitioner pleaded no contest to felony transportation of a controlled substance. See Dkt. No. 17-1, Ex. A at 153:23. A seven-year suspended sentence was…