Hedgepeth

I. BACKGROUND

17 A jury convicted Petitioner of first-degree murder and attempted voluntary manslaughter 18 and found great bodily injury and firearm enhancements. Ans., Ex. 1 at 1010-11. Petitioner was 19 sentenced to a total term of 50 years to life in prison. Id. at 1097. On September 25, 2019, the 20 California Court of Appeal (“state appellate court”) affirmed the judgment. See Ans., Ex. 7; see 21 also People v. Hedgepeth, No. A153257, 2019 WL 4668509 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 25, 2019). On 22 January 2, 2020, the California Supreme Court summarily denied review. See Ans., Ex. 9. 23 Petitioner filed a habeas petition in the Alameda County Superior Court, which was denied 24 on April 12, 2020. See Dkt. No. 28-14 at 38-52. Petitioner filed a second habeas petition in the 25 Alameda County Superior Court, which was denied on August 4, 2020. See Dkt. No. 14 at 4-25.1

27 1 It also appears that Petitioner filed a habeas petition in the state appellate court, which was Petitioner filed a habeas petition with the California Supreme Court, which was denied on January 13, 2021. Ans., Ex. 12. On or about March 3, 2020, Petitioner filed the instant habeas…