Abdi
Liban Abdi v. People of the State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LIBAN ABDI, Case No.: 26-cv-67-RSH-JLB
Petitioner,
ORDER DISMISSING PETITION
v. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA,
15 Respondent. 16 17 On January 6, 2026, petitioner Liban Abdi filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (the “Petition”). ECF No. 1. Petitioner seeks to collaterally attack a conviction he sustained in California Superior Court for a Vehicle Code infraction, for which the court imposed a 30-day suspension of his driver’s license. Id. at 3. Petitioner states that following his conviction, he has sought and been denied review in both the California Court of Appeal and the California Supreme Court. Id. Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts provides that upon the filing of a petition, “[i]f it plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner is not entitled to relief in the district court, the judge must dismiss the…