(HC) Estes v. People of the State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 JAMES LEONARD ESTES, ) Case No.: 1:25-cv-00300-SKO (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER TO ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE TO CASE ) v. ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO ) DISMISS PETITION 14 ) PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ) [21-DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE] ) Respondent. ) ) 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner is currently in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation serving a sentence of 36 years for his 2013 conviction in Kern County of attempted voluntary manslaughter, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of ammunition by a felon. See People v. Estes, Case No. MF010180A (Kern Cty. Super. Ct. 2013). In this petition, Petitioner challenges a state court determination that he is not entitled to resentencing pursuant to all California laws which have been repealed or amended and…