Lamar Stevenson v. Fidencio N. Guzman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

11 12 LAMAR STEVENSON, Case No. 2:24-cv-7533-CBM-PD 13 Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:

DISMISSAL OF PETITION

v. 15 16 FINDENCIO N. GUZMAN, Warden, Respondent. 18

20 On September 3, 2024, Petitioner Lamar Stevenson, proceeding pro se, 21 constructively filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State 22 Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Court issues this Order to Show 23 Cause directed to Petitioner because the face of the Petition suggests that it is 24 subject to dismissal as partially unexhausted.

I. Procedural History and Petitioner’s Contentions

26 In June 2020, a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury convicted 27 Petitioner of first-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm 28 and found that he personally used a firearm. [See Dkt. No. 1 at 2]; People v. Stevenson, No. B321803, 2023 WL 8706305, at *2 (Cal. Ct. App. Dec. 18, 2023). He was sentenced to 25 years to life, plus 10 years for the firearm enhancement. See id. Petitioner appealed, alleging four claims: (1) the…