Siulua

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PENI JR. SIULUA, Case No.: 25cv2266-AJB(LR)

Petitioner,

ORDER REQUIRING RESPONSE

v. TO AMENDED PETITION (28 U.S.C. § 2254) O’BRIAN BAILEY, Warden, et al., Respondents. 16 On July 3, 2025, Peni Jr. Siulua (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals along with a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF Nos. 1-2.) On August 19, 2025, the Ninth Circuit issued an Order directing the transfer of the instant case to this Court “for whatever consideration that court deems appropriate,” citing Fed. R. App. P. 22(a) and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1631, 2241(b), and stated that: “This transfer order is issued without regard to whether petitioner’s claims have any merit or satisfy the procedural requirements of 28 U.S.C. §§ 2244(d) and 2254.” (ECF No. 1-3 at 1-2.) The Ninth Circuit also directed that: “The…