Dallas Blake Johnson v. Warden, USP Victorville

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EASTERN DIVISION

DALLAS BLAKE JOHNSON, No. 5:25-cv-3064-AH-BFM Petitioner, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY HABEAS PETITION

WARDEN, USP VICTORVILLE, SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED

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18 This Order concerns a federal habeas petition. Petitioner Dallas Blake 19 Johnson filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. 20 (ECF 1 (“Petition”).) Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases 21 in the United States District Court—rules that apply to the Petition in this 22 Court—the Court must review the Petition before ordering a response. See Rule 23 1(b), Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases (a district court may “apply any or all 24 of these rules” to any habeas petition); see also Bostic v. Carlson, 884 F.2d 1267, 25 1269-70 (9th Cir. 1989) (affirming district court’s dismissal of a Section 2241 26 petition under Habeas Rules 1(b) and 4). If it “plainly appears” from that initial 27 28 review that…