Knight

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CLARENCE V. KNIGHT, Case No.: 18-CV-2884-AJB-BGS Petitioner, ORDER: v. 13 (1) ADOPTING THE REPORT AND

RALPH DIAZ,

RECOMMENDATION (Doc. No. 24), Respondent.

15 (2) GRANTING RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS, (Doc. No. 15),

17 (3) DISMISSING PETITIONER’S PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS (Doc. No. 1), AND

(3) DECLINING TO ISSUE A

CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

21 Before the Court is Petitioner Clarence V. Knight’s (“Petitioner”) Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“the Petition”). (Doc. No. 1.) Respondent Ralph Diaz (“Respondent”) filed a motion to dismiss the Petition. (Doc. No. 15.) Magistrate Judge Bernard G. Skomal issued a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”), recommending dismissal of the Petition. (Doc. No. 24.) Petitioner filed objections to the R&R. (Doc. No. 26.) For the…