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Trayvon Mcfadden v. Unknown

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United States District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaApril 25, 20253:25-cv-00047California1,724 words

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Trial Court Opinion

I. BACKGROUND

24 Petitioner originally filed the Petition in the United States District Court, Central District of California (“Central District”). After providing notice to Petitioner that he had not paid the filing fee or requested to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) (see Doc. 2), the Central District issued an Order to Show Cause why the case should not be dismissed for failure to pay the filing fee or request to proceed IFP. (Doc. 4.) On December 23, 2024, Petitioner paid the $5. filing fee (see Doc. 5) and the Order to Show Cause was discharged thereafter (Doc. 6). On January 3, 2025, the instant case was transferred to this district. (Docs. 7–8.) In the Petition, Petitioner alleges his federal constitutional rights have been violated due to an unauthorized sentence enhancement. (Doc. 1 at 7.) Specifically, Petitioner alleges the sentence enhancement was not properly based on a violent felony and therefore violated Article 1, Section 7 of the California Constitution, and the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution. (Id.) II. LEGAL…

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