Tyrese Williams v. Heather J. Steggall

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION

TYRESE WILLIAMS, No. 2:23-cv-10557-MEMF-BFM Petitioner, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY HABEAS PETITION

L. MARTINEZ, SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED

15 Respondent. 16 17 SUMMARY OF ORDER Petitioner Williams filed two habeas petitions in this Court. In his initial Petition, he argued that, as a youth offender, he should not have been sentenced to the high term, and that he should be resentenced in state court pursuant to Assembly Bill 124. That claim does not appear to be cognizable on federal habeas review—meaning, it is not the kind of claim for which the federal courts may grant habeas relief. Federal courts may only grant federal habeas relief if a prisoner is held in violation of the federal Constitution, a federal statute, or treaty. Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62, 68 (1991). But Williams’ claim appears to be a matter of state sentencing (and/or…