Graves v. Covello

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 MATTHEW GRAVES, Case No. 21-cv-03186-JD 8 Plaintiff, ORDER RE DISMISSAL AND 9 v. CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY 10 PATRICK COVELLO, Defendant. 11 12 13 Petitioner Matthew Graves, who is represented by counsel, seeks federal habeas relief after 14 a jury conviction in the San Mateo County Superior Court. Dkt. No. 1 (citing 28 U.S.C. § 2254). 15 Respondents ask to dismiss the petition on procedural grounds, namely, that the Court may not 16 reach the merits because the California appellate courts rejected Graves’ state…