Townsend

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 LLOYD GARY TOWNSEND, Case No. 23-cv-06102-JST 8 Petitioner, ORDER DISMISSING PETITION; 9 v. DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY; DENYING 10 OAK SMITH, REQUEST FOR STAY 11 Respondent. Re: ECF Nos. 4, 7 12 13 Petitioner filed this pro se action seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 14

2254. ECF No. 4. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DISMISSES this petition for lack of 15 federal habeas jurisdiction; DENIES a certificate of appealability; and DENIES Petitioner’s 16 request for a stay, ECF No. 4…