Acosta

Acosta v. Hill

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United States District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaJanuary 9, 20203:19-cv-01190California1,498 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 NOEMI DEL CARMEN ACOSTA, Case No.: 19-cv-01190-H-KSC

Petitioner,

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND

v. RECOMMENDATION AND

GRANTING RESPONDENT’S

RICK HILL, WARDEN,

MOTION TO DISMISS PETITION

Respondent. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

18 [Doc. Nos. 6 and 11.]

21 Noemi Del Carmen Acosta, proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas 22 Corpus (the “Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on June 24, 2019. (Doc. No. 1.) The 23 Petition raises two claims: (1) that she was provided ineffective assistance of counsel 24 because her trial attorney did not adequately investigate the relevant facts and law; and 25 (2) her guilty plea is constitutionally invalid because it was coerced by trial counsel and 26 was not entered into intelligently, knowingly, or voluntarily. (Doc. No. 7-3, Lodgment 27 No. 3, pp. 12-16.) 28 On September 6, 2019, Respondent filed a motion to dismiss the Petition. (Doc. No. 6.) Respondent contends that the…

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