Frank Dixon v. Cpt. Robinson

INTRODUCTION

19 On August 28, 2024, the Court received a Petition for Writ of Habeas 20 Corpus by a Person in State Custody (Dkt. 1, “Petition” or “Pet.”) from Frank 21 Dixon (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking leave to 22 proceed in forma pauperis (Dkt. 3), challenging his 2019 conviction and 23 sentence imposed by the Los Angeles County Superior Court. 24 Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United 25 States District Courts (“Habeas Rules”), the Court has reviewed the Petition, 26 finds it appears to suffer from at least one defect, and orders Petitioner to 27 respond as set forth further below. 28 II. PROCEDURAL HISTORY Petitioner challenges his conviction by a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury in 2019 in case number B323142. Pet. at 2. Petitioner asserts he appealed the judgment of conviction, in case no. VA146759, to the California Court of Appeal, and thereafter filed a Petition for Review with the California Supreme Court. Pet. at 2-3. Petitioner asserts he also filed two habeas petition in the “Supreme Court”: (1) case number B323142…