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Charlotte A. Geivett v. Unknown
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 CHARLOTTE A. GEIVETT, ) Case No. CV 19-5131-DDP (SP) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ORDER SUMMARILY ) DISMISSING ACTION UNKNOWN, ) ) Respondent. ) ) 16 On June 12, 2019, “petitioner” Charlotte Geivett – who has not actually filed a petition in this Court – submitted a letter to this Court, which was filed and docketed as if it were a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner is an inmate at the West Valley Detention Center who seeks relief from her current incarceration. Petitioner claims her attorney would not let her take a plea deal, pled not guilty for her without her permission, and would not call her witnesses or cross examine the prosecution’s witnesses. Petitioner states she has been in custody for 31 days and still has 42 days to go. The relief petitioner indicates she requests cannot be granted. Under the “case or controversy” requirement of Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution, federal courts may…