John Racz v. Sircoya Williams
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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11 JOHN RACZ, Case No. 2:25-cv-02778-JVS -KES
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
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PETITION SHOULD NOT BE
14 SIRCOYA WILLIAMS, Warden, DISMISSED AS SUCCESSIVE
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17 On March 30, 2025, John Racz (“Petitioner”) filed a Petition for Writ of
18 Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
19 (“Petition” at Dkt. 1.) As discussed more fully below, the Court orders Petitioner to
20 show cause why the Petition should not be dismissed as successive. 21 I. 22 BACKGROUND 23 Petitioner challenges his 2007 conviction of murder in the first degree under 24 Cal. Pen. Code § 187 in Los Angeles County Superior Court case number BA 25 320288, for which he was sentenced to twenty-five years to life. (Dkt. 1-2 at 6.) 26 Petitioner asserts habeas relief on the ground that, in 2021, Petitioner discovered the 27 notes of Detective Sally Fynan, which indicated that a…