Adrien Joseph Sotomayor v. The People of the State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - EASTERN DIVISION

9 10 11 ADRIEN JOSEPH SOTOMAYOR, ) Case No. 24-02057-SVW (AS) ) ED CV Petitioner, ) ORDER OF DISMISSAL ) ) v. ) ) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE )

OF CALIFORNIA, )

) Respondent. ) ) 18 I. BACKGROUND 20 On September 23, 2024, Adrien Joseph Sotomayor, (“Petitioner”), a California state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Petition”). (Dkt. No. 1). Petitioner challenges his 2020 conviction, in Riverside County Superior Court (Case No. BAF1800077), for voluntary manslaughter, attempted voluntary manslaughter, and the imposition of a gun enhancement and a prior strike enhancement at sentencing. (See Petition at 2). The Petition alleges the following grounds for 2|| federal habeas relief: (1) …