Derwin Jules Jackson v. T.L. Campbell
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 11 DERWIN JULES JACKSON, Case No. 5:24-cv-00754-WDK-PD 12 Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:
DISMISSAL OF PETITION
v.
T.L. CAMPBELL,
15 Respondent. 17
19 On April 10, 2024, Petitioner Derwin Jules Jackson, proceeding pro se, 20 filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody 21 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Court issues this Order to Show Cause 22 directed to Petitioner because the face of the Petition suggests that it is 23 subject to dismissal pursuant to Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971), and 24 fails to allege any claim that is cognizable on federal habeas review.
I. Procedural History and Petitioner’s Contentions
26 In July 1997, a San Bernardino County Superior Court jury convicted 27 Petitioner of two counts of second-degree murder and found that a principal 28 was armed with a firearm. [See Dkt. No. 1 at 2]; People v. Jackson, No. 2 E072766, 2020 WL 4186391, at *1 (Cal. Ct. App. July 21, 2020) (“Jackson I”). 3 Petitioner waived his right to a jury trial on the allegation that he had 4 suffered a…