Charles Ammons v. People of State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
CIVIL MINUTE S – GENERAL
Case No. 2:25-cv-11049-MEMF-SK Date: January 9, 2026 Title Charles Ammons v. People of State of California
Present: The Honorable: Steve Kim, United States Magistrate Judge
Connie Chung n/a Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder
Attorneys Present for Attorneys Present for Plaintiff(s)/Petitioner(s): Defendant(s)/Respondent(s): None present None present
Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) FINAL ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Petitioner Charles Ammons was convicted and sentenced in late 2024 for a variety of state crimes including attempted murder and assault on a police officer with a semiautomatic firearm. In January 2025, he appealed his convictions and sentence. That appeal is still pending in the California Court of Appeal. (See People v. Ammons, Case No. B343669). So as this court explained to petitioner just last month, his state convictions are not yet final—and they won’t be until after all his possible appeals are decided (or the time for those appeals has elapsed). See Griffith v. Kentucky, 479 U.S. 314, 321 n.6 (1987). It is…