Koenig

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HAYDAR AL-KHAFAJI, Case No. 20-cv-06815-JST

Petitioner,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v.

CRAIG KOENIG, Respondent.

12 Petitioner, a state prisoner incarcerated at Correctional Training Facility, has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging an August 15, 2019 denial of parole. For the reasons set forth below, the petition is DISMISSED. DISCUSSION I. State Court Proceedings On December 6, 2009, Petitioner was convicted in San Diego Superior Court of kidnapping for rape, assault with intent to commit rape, and robbery (Cal. Penal Code §§ 209(b)(1), 220(a), 211). ECF No. 6 at 9. Petitioner was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole, plus three years. ECF No. 6 at 9. On August 15, 2019, the Board of Parole Hearings (“BPH”) found Petitioner unsuitable for parole at that time. ECF No. 6 at 9. On or about November 26, 2019, Petitioner filed a state habeas petition…