Hatchett
Hatchett v. Clark
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CECIL JEROME HATCHETT, Case No. 24-cv-03246-KAW
Petitioner,
ORDER REQUIRING PETITIONER
v. TO SHOW CAUSE; GRANTING
LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA
KEN CLARK, PAUPERIS Respondent. Re: Dkt. No.
12 Petitioner, a prisoner at Mule Creek State Prison, filed this pro se petition in the Eastern District of California for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his sentence in Monterey County Superior Court. The case was transferred to this district. The petition is now before the Court for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2243 and Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts. Petitioner is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF 8. BACKGROUND According to the petition, petitioner was convicted of sodomy on an inmate and sentenced to 55 years to life in Monterey County Superior Court in 2003 in case…