Clarence A. Gipbsin v. United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CLARENCE A. GIPBSIN, Case No. 2:25-cv-3288-ODW-RAO
Petitioner,
ORDER SUMMARILY DISMISSING
v. SUCCESSIVE PETITION FOR WRIT
OF HABEAS CORPUS FOR LACK
UNITED STATES, et al., OF JURISDICTION AND DENYING
CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY
Respondents. 16 I. BACKGROUND On March 27, 2025,1 Petitioner Clarence A. Gipbsin (“Petitioner”), proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, constructively filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (“Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner seeks habeas relief from state custody arising from his 1991 conviction in Los Angeles County Superior Court, case no. BAO16268-02 (“1991 conviction”). Dkt. No. 1 (“Pet.”) at 2. 24
1 Under the “mailbox rule,” when a pro se prisoner gives prison authorities a pleading to mail, the court deems the pleading constructively “filed” on the date it is signed. 27 Roberts v. Marshall, 627 F.3d 768, 770 n.1 (9th Cir.…