Alexeev

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

6 VICTOR ALEXEEV, No. C 19-5150 WHA (PR) Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

DISMISS

v. XAVIER BECERRA, (Dkt. No. 7) Respondent. / 12 INTRODUCTION Petitioner, a California prisoner, filed this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging the criminal judgment of a state court. Respondent filed a motion to dismiss the petition as untimely. Petitioner opposed the motion, and respondent filed a reply brief. After careful consideration of the record and for the reasons discussed below, the motion to dismiss is GRANTED and the case is DISMISSED. STATEMENT The parties do not dispute the following. On July 10, 2013, petitioner pled no contest to two sex offense charges against a minor. On September 18, 2013, the trial court sentenced petitioner to a term of five years in state prison. Petitioner did not file a direct appeal. On June 25,…