Willie Lee Brooks, II v. State of California

Case 2:21-cv-09038-VAP-MAA Document Filed 01/12/ Page 1 of Page ID #:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No.: 2:21-cv-09038-VAP-MAA Date: January 12, 2022 Title: Willie Lee Brooks, II v. State of California

Present: The Honorable MARIA A. AUDERO, United States Magistrate Judge

Narissa Estrada N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Petitioner: Attorneys Present for Respondent:

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Proceedings (In Chambers): Order re: Filing of Petition

On November 10, 2021, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California received and filed Petitioner Willie Lee Brooks, II’s (“Petitioner”) pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Section 2254”) (“Petition”). (Pet., ECF No. 1.) The Eastern District transferred the Petition to this Court on November 17, 2021. (ECF No. 3.)

Petitioner alleges four grounds for federal habeas relief: (1) his Fourteenth Amendment equal protection rights were violated on account of racial discrimination when the trial…