Townsend

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LLOYD GARY TOWNSEND, Case No. 23-cv-06102-JST

Petitioner,

ORDER DISMISSING PETITION;

v. DENYING CERTIFICATE OF

APPEALABILITY; DENYING

OAK SMITH, REQUEST FOR STAY Respondent. Re: ECF Nos. 4,

12 Petitioner filed this pro se action seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 4. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DISMISSES this petition for lack of federal habeas jurisdiction; DENIES a certificate of appealability; and DENIES Petitioner’s request for a stay, ECF No. 4 at 7, ECF No. 7 at 1. DISCUSSION In 2012, Petitioner was convinced of first-degree murder and sentenced to a prison term of 50 years to life. See Lloyd v. Soto, C No. 15-cv-03692 JST, 2016 WL 5869764, at *1 (Oct. 7, 2016). In this petition, Petitioner raises claims challenging the state court proceedings arising out of his Cal. Penal Code § 1170.95 resentencing…