(HC) Mendoza v. Covello

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOSE GUADALUPE MENDOZA, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-01521-NONE-JLT (HC) ) 12 Petitioner, ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO ) DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS 13 v. ) CORPUS ) 14 PATRICK COVELLO, Acting Warden of ) [THIRTY-DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE] Mule Creek State Prison, 15 ) ) 16 Respondent. ) 17 In 2015, Petitioner used a firearm to kidnap and rob patrons at a gas station. After a jury found 18 him guilty of various related crimes, he received a life-without-parole prison term. As discussed 19 below, the Court finds…