ORDER
ARTHUR ALARCÓN, Circuit Judge Sitting by Designation.
Pending before the court are Noel Valdivia, Sr.'s ("Petitioner") application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a) (doc. 1), Respondents' Answer (doc. 16), and Petitioner's Traverse (doc. 21). Also before the court are the parties' briefs filed in response to our December 18, 2007, order requesting additional briefing on the applicability of Irons v. Carey...
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