Collier
Collier v. Hill
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOE ROBERT COLLIER, Case No. 24-cv-07096-JST
Petitioner,
ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO
v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS;
DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF
JAMES HILL, HABEAS CORPUS; DENYING
CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY
Respondent. 11 Re: ECF Nos. 2, 5 12 Petitioner, an inmate at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, has filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 2013 sentence for first-degree burglary from Santa Clara County Superior Court. ECF No. 1. His petition 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’s requests to proceed in forma pauperis are GRANTED. ECF Nos. 2, 5. DISCUSSION I. Standard of Review This court may entertain a petition for writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the…