William Joe Long v. George Jaime

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM JOE LONG, Case No. 2:19-cv-07398-FMO-KES

Petitioner,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

v.

PETITION SHOULD NOT BE

GEORGE JAIME, Warden, DISMISSED AS SUCCESSIVE

Respondent.

On August 15, 2019, William Joe Long (“Petitioner”) constructively filed a

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to

U.S.C. § 2254 (the “Petition”). (Dkt. 1.) As discussed more fully below, the Court

orders Petitioner to show cause why the Petition should not be dismissed as successive. I. BACKGROUND The Petition challenges Petitioner’s 27-year determinate sentence imposed in 2009 after Petitioner pled guilty to manslaughter. (Dkt. 1 at 2.) Petitioner challenges his sentence on the ground that he is entitled to early parole pursuant to California’s Proposition 57. (Id. at 5.) California’s Proposition 57, approved by voters in November 2016,…