James C. Howe v. Martin Gamboa

Case 2:22-cv-00854-SVW-JDE Document Filed 03/01/ Page 1 of Page ID #:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION JAMES C. HOWE, ) No. 2:22-cv-00854-SVW-JDE ) Petitioner, ) ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE v. ) WHY THE PETITION ) MARTIN GAMBOA, Warden, ) SHOULD NOT BE ) DISMISSED ) Respondent. ) ) 16 I. INTRODUCTION On February 4, 2022, Petitioner James C. Howe (“Petitioner”), a California state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Dkt. 1 (“Petition” or “Pet.”). Petitioner previously challenged his 1999 conviction and sentence in at least two federal habeas petitions in the Central District of California: (1) Howe v. Candelaria, Case No. 2:02-cv-07267-DT-CT (C.D. Cal.) (“First Action”); and (2) Howe v. Vasquez, Case No. 2:07-cv-02947- SVW-CT…