(HC) Lopez v. Covello

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 SALVADOR LOPEZ, No. 2:16-cv-1310 MCE AC 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 PATRICK COVELLO,1 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se with an application for a writ of 18 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The action proceeds on the petition filed on June 10, 19 2016,2 ECF No. 1, which challenges petitioner’s 2008 conviction for attempted murder. 20 Respondent has answered, ECF No. 22, and petitioner has filed a traverse, ECF…