McKevie
McKevie v. State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DEMARIUS MCKEVIE, Case No. 24-cv-01172-TLT
Petitioner,
ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO
v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS;
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent.
12 Petitioner, a state prisoner, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges a November 2, 2023 prison disciplinary proceeding at which he was found guilty of property distribution without a legitimate reason and was sentenced to 90 days credit loss. ECF 1 at 1. Petitioner states that he filed a grievance but did not file any habeas petition in state court because he “wasn’t given the chance.” Id. at 2. This Court may entertain a petition for a writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on the ground that he is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). It shall “award the writ or issue an…