Dragasits v. Covello

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 STEPHEN JOSEPH DRAGASITS, Case No.: 3:21-cv-1459-CAB-MDD 12 Petitioner, ORDER: (1) GRANTING 13 v. RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS (ECF No. 6) AND 14 PATRIC COVELLO, Warden, 15 Respondent. (2) DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR STAY AND 16 ABEYANCE AS MOOT (ECF No. 2) 17 18 19 I. INTRODUCTION 20 On August 17, 2021, Petitioner Stephen Joseph Dragasits (“Petitioner” or 21 “Dragasits”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 22 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his…