John Racz v. Sircoya Williams

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN RACZ, Case No. 2:25-cv-02778-JVS -KES

Petitioner,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

v.

PETITION SHOULD NOT BE

SIRCOYA WILLIAMS, Warden, DISMISSED AS SUCCESSIVE

Respondent.

On March 30, 2025, John Racz (“Petitioner”) filed a Petition for Writ of

Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

(“Petition” at Dkt. 1.) As discussed more fully below, the Court orders Petitioner to

show cause why the Petition should not be dismissed as successive. I. BACKGROUND Petitioner challenges his 2007 conviction of murder in the first degree under Cal. Pen. Code § 187 in Los Angeles County Superior Court case number BA 320288, for which he was sentenced to twenty-five years to life. (Dkt. 1-2 at 6.) Petitioner asserts habeas relief on the ground that, in 2021, Petitioner discovered the notes of Detective Sally Fynan, which indicated that a…