Contreras
Contreras v. Gamboa
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 ERNESTO MORALES CONTRERAS, Case No. 20-cv-06206-BLF Petitioner,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR AN
v. EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE AN
APPEAL
MARTIN GAMBOA, Warden, Re: Dkt. No. 18 Respondent. 13 14 Petitioner filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 2016 criminal judgment and sentence. Dkt. No. 1. On December 29, 2021, the Court denied the petition on the merits and entered judgment in favor of Respondent. Dkt. Nos. 12, 13. On May 23, 2022, Petitioner filed a motion to reopen the time to file an appeal under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(6). Dkt. No. 14. Finding Petitioner satisfied Rule 4(a)(6), the Court granted the motion and reopened the time to file an appeal such that Petitioner 21 1 Rule 4(a)(6) reads: 22 Relief from the deadline for filing an NOA may be obtained by a motion in the district 23 court under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(5) (motion for an extension of time) or 4(a)(6) (motion to…