Legal Opinion
Espinoza v. Montgomery
District Court, N.D. California
Decided May 27, 2015No. Case No. 14-cv-05376-YGR (PR)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1040ORDER GRANTING RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS; AND DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY
YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS, United States District Judge
Petitioner Carlos Espinoza, a state prisoner, filed the present petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Respondent moves to dismiss the petition on abstention grounds. Dkt. 5. Petitioner opposes the motion, and Respondent has filed a reply to the opposition. Dkts. 6, 7.
For the reasons discussed below, the motion to dismiss is GRANTED.
BACKGROUND
In 2012, a Monterey County jury convicted Petitioner of first degree murder, attempted…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- City of Boerne v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- (HC) Monroe v. PhiefferDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2020
- (HC)Singh v. PfeifferDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2021
- Todd Vincent Davie v. Sheriff Alex VillanuevaDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2020