Hendrix

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TONY HENDRIX, Case No. 20-cv-04365-JST

Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR A

v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS;

DENYING CERTIFICATE OF

PAROLE OFFICER ROWLAND J. APPEALABILITY SIAISIAI and CDCR SECRETARY KATHLEEN ALLISON, Respondents. 12 13 Before the Court is the above-titled petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 by petitioner Tony Hendrix, challenging the validity of his state court conviction. ECF No. 1. Respondents have filed an answer to the petition. ECF Nos. 19, 20. Petitioner has not filed a traverse, and the deadline to do so has since passed. For the reasons set forth below, the petition is DENIED. I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On February 3, 2017, a Contra Costa County jury found Petitioner guilty of assault with a firearm on a peace officer (Cal. Pen. Code § 245(d)(1)) and exhibiting a firearm in the presence of an officer (Cal. Pen. Code § 417(c)). The jury…