Torres

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIO TORRES, Case No. 22-cv-09112 BLF (PR) 11 Petitioner,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL; DENYING

CERTIFICATE OF v. APPEALABILITY; GRANTING MOTION FOR LEAVE TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS;

DENYING OTHER MOTION AS

SCOTT KERNAN, MOOT

15 Respondent. (Docket Nos. 2, 9)

17 Petitioner, a former state prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state conviction out of Contra Costa County Superior Court. Dkt. No. 1. Petitioner filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Dkt. No. 2. This matter was reassigned to the Undersigned on January 26, 2023. Dkt. Nos. 7, 8. For the reasons discussed below, the instant petition must be dismissed. 23 DISCUSSION This court may entertain a petition for a writ of habeas…