Blanco

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NORMAN BLANCO, Case No.: 18-CV-2005 JLS (KSC)

Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S

v. MOTION FOR

RECONSIDERATION

RALPH DIAZ, Secretary,

Respondent. (ECF No. 15)

Presently before the Court is Petitioner Norman Blanco’s Application for Certificate of Appealability from the District Court (“Mot.,” ECF No. 15), which the Court has construed as a motion for reconsideration of the Court’s August 6, 2019 Order denying Petitioner a certificate of appealability (“COA”) (the “Order,” ECF No. 12), see ECF No. 16, as well as an Opposition (“Opp’n,” ECF No. 18) filed by Respondent Ralph Diaz, Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”). Having carefully considered the underlying Order, the Parties’ arguments, and the relevant law, the Court DENIES Petitioner’s Motion. BACKGROUND The Court incorporates by reference…