Spearmen
(HC) Loyd v. Spearmen
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DANIEL RAY LOYD, Case No. 18-cv-07228-HSG
Petitioner, ORDER DENYING DUPLICATIVE
REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
v. TO FILE TRAVERSE; DENYING
WITHOUT PREJUDICE REQUEST
WARDEN NEILL MCDOWELL, FOR LEAVE TO AMEND PETITION Respondent. Re: Dkt. Nos. 33,
12 Petitioner filed the above-titled pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the validity of a judgment obtained against him in state court. Now pending before the Court are Petitioner’s motion for leave to file an amended petition (Dkt. No. 33) and request for an extension of time to file his traverse (Dkt. No. 34. DISCUSSION I. Request for Leave to File an Amended Petition The operative petition (Dkt. No. 1) challenges Petitioner’s 2016 Lake County Superior Court conviction for first-degree murder, use of a firearm, being a felon in possession of a firearm, …