Michael Lynn Waters v. B. Cates
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 12 Case No. 2:24-cv-10872-RGK (MBK) MICHAEL LYNN WATERS,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
Petitioner,
THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE
v. SHOULD NOT RECOMMEND
THAT THIS ACTION BE
B. CATES, WARDEN, DISMISSED Respondent. 18
I. SUMMARY OF ORDER
20 On December 13, 2024, Petitioner filed his Petition for Writ of 21 Habeas Corpus by a person in State Custody pursuant 28 U.S.C. § 2254 22 (“Petition”). (Dkt. 1.) Pursuant to the rules governing federal habeas 23 actions, the Court conducted a preliminary review of Petitioner’s habeas 24 filing. Based on that review, Petitioner is ordered to show cause why this 25 action should not be dismissed as untimely and successive under 28 U.S.C. 26 § 2244. 27 28 II. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Petitioner is currently serving a life sentence in state prison based on his 1998 conviction of attempted murder with special findings that Petitioner personally used a firearm and personally inflicted great bodily harm in the commission of…