Henry James Holmes v. Theresa Cisneros
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
BACKGROUND
On December 20, 2021, Petitioner Henry James Holmes filed in this Court a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. See Dkt. 1 (“Petition”). Although he provides a prison identification or booking number, he also states that he was released nearly 20 years ago, on May 8, 2002. See id. at 1. He seeks relief from his 2000 conviction in Riverside County Superior Court case number RIF091270; that conviction followed his guilty plea to one count of violating California Penal Code § 220. See id. at 2. He also seeks relief his sentence imposing a lifetime requirement that he register as a sex offender. See id. at 2, 13, 19, 27, 29. Petitioner has tried many times to obtain federal habeas corpus relief from his 2000 conviction and sentence. His first two such petitions, filed in 2002 and 2003, were dismissed without prejudice for failure to exhaust state Case 5:21-cv-02127-DOC-DFM Document □ Filed 01/18/ Page 2of6 Page ID #:
remedies. See Report and Recommendation, Holmes v. Adams, No. 02-484 (C.D. Cal. July 24, 2002), Dkt. 6; Order Adopting Report and Recommendation, id. (C.D. Cal. Sept. 12, 2002), Dkt. 14; Report and…