UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SIDNEY R. POE, JR., Case No. 18-cv-02850-HSG (PR)
Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS;
v. DENYING CERTIFICATE OF
APPEALABILITY
ROSEMARY NDOH, Warden, Respondent.
I. INTRODUCTION Before the Court is the pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 by Petitioner Sidney R. Poe. Jr., challenging the validity of a judgment obtained against him in state court. Respondent has filed an answer to the petition. Dkt. No. 12. Although Petitioner was given the opportunity to do so, he did not file a traverse. For the reasons set forth below, the petition is denied. II. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On February 14, 2013, the Alameda County District Attorney filed an amended information charging Petitioner, who is African-American, and co-defendant Joe Lupe Yepez, who is Latino, with 10 counts. People v. Poe, No. A140447, 2016 WL 6962088, at *1-2 (Cal. Ct. …