Rivera v. Cates

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 NATHAN RIVERA, Case No. 21-cv-01586-TWR (AGS) 12 Petitioner, ORDER: 1) DENYING PETITION 13 v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS; 2) DENYING 14 BRIAN CATES, Warden, CERTIFICATE OF 15 Respondent. APPEALABILITY. 16 17 INTRODUCTION 18 Petitioner Nathan Rivera (“Rivera” or “Petitioner”), a state prisoner represented by 19 counsel, has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

20 (“Petition” or “Pet,” see ECF No. 1.). The Court has read and considered the Petition and 21 the Memorandum of Points…