Hovsepian
Hovsepian v. Gastelo
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ARMIK A. HOVSEPIAN, Case No. 19-cv-04692-HSG
Petitioner, ORDER REOPENING CASE;
VACATING ORDER OF DISMISSAL;
v. DISMISSING PETITION AS
UNTIMELY; DENYING
JOSIE GASTELO, CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY Respondent. Re: Dkt. No.
12 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. On April 30, 2020, after not receiving a response to the Order to Show Cause, the Court dismissed the petition as untimely, denied a certificate of appealability, and entered judgment in favor of respondent. Dkt. Nos. 11, 12. On May 21, 2020, petitioner filed a letter stating that he had filed a response to the Court’s order to show cause on or about March 16, 2020, and requesting that the Court correct its erroneous dismissal of this action. Dkt. No. 13. …