Towner
Jeremy M. Towner v. E. Silva
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JEREMY M. TOWNER, Case No. 25-cv-06569-EKL
Petitioner,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 2 E. SILVA, Respondent.
12 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, regarding his resentencing in the Santa Cruz County Superior Court. Santa Cruz is in this district, so venue is proper here. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). Petitioner also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. I. BACKGROUND In 2001, petitioner pleaded no contest to second degree murder and robbery. People v. Towner, No. H051152, 2025 WL 586836, at *1 (Cal. Ct. App. Feb. 24, 2025). Petitioner was sentenced to a prison term of 15 years to life. Id. In 2020, petitioner filed a petition for resentencing pursuant to former California Penal section 1170.95, that was later amended and renumbered as section 1172.6. The trial court denied the petition, but the California Court of Appeal reversed and remanded the case for the…