Martin v. Cates

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 EDWIN LAMAR MARTIN, Case No.: 3:22-cv-1563-CAB-DDL 12 Petitioner, ORDER: (1) DENYING PETITION 13 v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, AND 14 15 BRIAN CATES, Warden, (2) DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY 16 Respondent. 17 18 19 20 I. INTRODUCTION 21 Before the Court is a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 22 § 2254 filed by Edwin Lamar Martin, (“Martin” or “Petitioner”), a state prisoner 23 proceeding pro se. [ECF No. 1.] In his Petition, Martin challenges his San Diego Superior 24 Court…