Gonzalez v. Howell

2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 6 * * * 7 DAVID GONZALEZ, Case No. 3:18-cv-00065-MMD-CLB 8 Petitioner, ORDER v. 9 10 WARDEN BAKER, et al., 11 Respondents. 12 13 14 I. SUMMARY 15 This petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

is before the 16 Court for adjudication on the merits. As further explained below, the Court denies 17 Petitioner David Gonzalez’s habeas petition, denies him a certificate of appealability, and 18 directs the Clerk of the Court to enter judgment accordingly. 19 II. BACKGROUND 20 Petitioner’s convictions are the result of…