Mendoza

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT A. MENDOZA, Case No.: 3:20-cv-0847-GPC-RBB

Petitioner,

ORDER OVERRULING

MARCUS POLLARD, Warden, PETITIONER’S OBJECTION TO

MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S ORDER

Respondent. GRANTING RESPONDENT LEAVE TO FILE A LATE RESPONSE AND

DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION

TO STRIKE

[Dkt. No. 15.]

18 On May 5, 2020, Petitioner Robert A. Mendoza (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner 19 proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 20 (Dkt. No. 1.) On May 19, 2020, the Magistrate Judge issued an order directing 21 Respondent to file a “Notice of Appearance” no later than June 2, 2020 and set deadlines 22 for the Respondent to file a motion to dismiss by August 3, 2020 or if a motion to dismiss 23 is not filed a deadline to file an answer by August 3, 2020. (Dkt. No. 3.) The order 24 further stated that “[a] request by a party for an extension of time within…