Chris M. Cone v. Corcoran State Prison Warden

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No.: 5:24-cv-02055-DOC-MAA Date: December 5, 2024 Title: Chris M. Cone v. Corcoran State Prison Warden

Present: The Honorable MARIA A. AUDERO, United States Magistrate Judge

Cindy Delgado N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Petitioner: Attorneys Present for Respondent:

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Proceedings (In Chambers): Order to Show Cause re: Apparent Defects in Petition

Sometime on or around September 4, 2024, Petitioner Chris M. Cone (“Petitioner”), acting pro se, constructively filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.1 (“Petition,” ECF No. 1.) The Petition was mailed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, which filed the Petition under case number 3:24-cv-06570-LB (PR). The case was transferred to this Court on September 24, 2024. (ECF No. 5.) On September 30, 2024, the Court granted Petitioner’s Request for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 2). (ECF No. 8.)

The Petition alleges approximately four “grounds” for habeas relief: (1) the judge in Petitioner’s…