Alonzo McKinney v. J. Walker

BACKGROUND

On September 29, 2025, Petitioner, a California state prisoner, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Petition”). (Dkt. No. 1.) Petitioner erroneously filed the Petition in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, and it was subsequently transferred to this District. (Dkt. Nos 1, 4.) The Petition challenges a 1997 judgment of conviction involving assault with a deadly weapon and a three-strikes sentence. (Dkt. No. at 2.) Petitioner has filed numerous prior habeas petitions in this district, including the following: 1) Alonzo McKinney v. Rocha, 2:24-cv-02295-JGB-KS (March 30, 2024) (dismissed as second or successive) 2) Alonzo McKinney v. Newsom, 2:23-cv-01529-AB-AGR (February 17, 2023) (dismissed for failure to state a cognizable claim); 3) Alonzo McKinney v. Unknown, 2:22-cv-02722-JGB-KS (April 22, 2022) (dismissed for failure to state a cognizable claim): 4) Alonzo McKinney v. G. Newsom, 2:20-cv-10736-JGB-KS (Jan. 15, 2021) (dismissed as second or successive); 5) Alonzo McKinney v. G. Newson, 2:19-cv-04059-JGB-KS (Jun. 14, 2019) (dismissed as second or…