Justin Marcus Zinman v. Debbie Asuncion

Case 2:22-cv-00886-JVS-JC Document Filed 02/24/ Page 1 of Page ID #:

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 JUSTIN MARCUS ZINMAN, ) Case No. 2:22-cv-00886-JVS-JC ) Petitioner, ) ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY v. ) THIS ACTION SHOULD NOT BE ) DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE DEBBIE ASUNCION, ) ) ) Respondent. ) 16 I. INTRODUCTION On February 4, 2022, petitioner Justin Marcus Zinman filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (“Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging a 2021 conviction and/or sentence in Ventura County Superior Court Case No. 2021001112 (“State Case”). (Petition at 1-2). It plainly appears from the face of the Petition and matters as to which this Court takes judicial notice, that petitioner’s conviction in the State Case is currently on direct appeal and that his claims have not previously been presented to and resolved by the California Supreme Court, such that it would be appropriate for the Court to…