Nogales
Nogales v. Madden
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSE NOGALES, Case No. 3:20-cv-01110-WQH-NLS
Petitioner,
ORDER:
v. 1) DENYING PETITION FOR RAYMOND MADDEN, Warden,
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS;
Respondent. 2) DENYING CERTIFICATE OF
APPEALABILITY
17 I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Jose Nogales (“Nogales” or “Petitioner”) is a state prisoner, currently in custody at Centinela State Prison. He is proceeding pro se with an Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Petition” or “Pet.”). (See Pet., ECF No. 4.) The Court has read and considered the Amended Petition, [ECF No. 4], the Answer and Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of the Answer [ECF Nos. 13, 13- 1], the Traverse [ECF No. 18], the lodgments and other documents filed in this case, and the legal arguments presented by both parties. For the reasons discussed below, the Court DENIES the Petition and DENIES a Certificate of Appealability. / / / / / / II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND …