Powers v. Covello

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 ANTHONY POWERS, Case No. 20-cv-04244-HSG 8 Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS; 9 v. DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY 10 PATRICK COVELLO, 11 Respondent. 12 13 Petitioner, a state prisoner incarcerated at Mule Creek State Prison, has filed this pro se 14 action for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the validity of a 15 conviction obtained against him in state court. Dkt. No. 1 (“Pet.”). Respondent has filed an 16 answer (Dkt. Nos. 16, 17), and Petitioner has…