Hernandez v. Warden Legrand

1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 5 * * * 6 JOSEPH A. HERNANDEZ, Case No. 3:17-cv-00697-MMD-WGC 7 Petitioner, ORDER v. 8 9 LeGRAND, et al., 10 Respondents. 11 12 I. SUMMARY 13 Petitioner Joseph Hernandez filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 14 U.S.C. § 2254. This matter is before the Court for adjudication of the merits of Petitioner’s 15 amended petition. (ECF No. 14 (“Petition”).) For the reasons discussed below, the Court 16 denies both the Petition and a certificate of appealability. 17 II. BACKGROUND 18 Petitioner’s convictions are the result of…