Cortijo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DEANGELO A CORTIJO, Case No. 25-cv-01071-TSH Petitioner,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE;

v. GRANTING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN

FORMA PAUPERIS

WARDEN JASON SCHULTZ, Respondent. 12 Petitioner, an inmate at California State Prison – Sacramento, has filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 2021 conviction from Alameda County Superior Court. The operative petition is docketed at Dkt. No. 4,1 and is now before the Court for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2243 and Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts. Petitioner has paid the filing fee. Dkt. No. 7. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review This court may entertain a petition for writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a state court only on the ground that he is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or…