Gates

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FREDERICK RENEE GATES, Case No. 19-cv-07780-PJH

Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR

v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AND

DENYING CERTIFICATE OF

ROBERT NEUSCHNID, APPEALABILITY Respondent.

12 This is a habeas corpus case filed pro se by a state prisoner pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The court ordered respondent to show cause why the writ should not be granted. Respondent filed an answer and lodged exhibits with the court and petitioner filed a traverse. For the reasons set out below, the petition is denied. BACKGROUND A jury found petitioner guilty of six felonies and a misdemeanor as a result of four different incidents of domestic violence. People v. Gates, No. A145821, 2018 WL 1179821, at *1 (Cal. Ct. App. March 7, 2018). Petitioner was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Id. at 2. The California Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction. Id. at 1. A petition to the California…