Irakunda

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MILA IRAKUNDA, Case No. 20cv1870-MMA (BGS)

Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR

v.

WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AND

B. CATES, Acting Warden, et al., DECLINING TO ISSUE A Respondents. CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY 15 16 Mila Irakunda (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has file a petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging his state court conviction and sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. See Doc. No. 1. Respondent has filed an Answer and a Notice of Lodgment of the state court record. See Doc. Nos. 6-7. Petitioner has not filed a Traverse. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES the petition and DECLINES to issue a certificate of appealability.1 I. Background Petitioner was convicted in the San Diego County Superior Court of assault with a deadly weapon with the personal use of a deadly weapon and personal infliction of great

Although this case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Bernard G.…