Efren Valencia v. State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EFREN VALENCIA, ) NO. CV 19-7228-FMO(E) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ORDER OF DISMISSAL ) UNKNOWN, ) ) Respondent. ) ______________________________) 16 17 On August 20, 2019, Petitioner filed a “Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus By a Person in State Custody,” accompanied by a “Motion for Review and Modification of Sentence” and a “Motion for Appointment of Counsel.” The Court construes the “Petition for Writ, etc.” and accompanying “Motion for Review, etc.” together as constituting the Petition. 24 The Petition seeks to challenge a San Luis Obispo Superior Court criminal judgment (Petition, p. 2). Petitioner previously challenged the same Superior Court judgment in a prior habeas corpus petition filed in this Court. See Valencia v. Allison, CV 10-5500-GHK(VBK). On February 23, 2011, this Court entered judgment in Valencia v. Allison, CV 10-5500-GHK(VBK), dismissing the prior petition with…