Raul Alcala v. Fidencio Guzman

Case 5:22-cv-01240-JGB-JDE Document Filed 07/29/ Page 1 of Page ID #:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. 5:22-cv-01240-JGB-JDE Date July 29, 2022

Title Raul Alcala v. Raymond Madden

Present: The Honorable John D. Early, United States Magistrate Judge

Maria Barr n/a

Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Petitioner: Attorneys Present for Respondent:

n/a n/a

Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order to Show Cause On September 22, 2021, Raul Alcala (“Petitioner”), proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in the Southern District of California. Dkt. 1 (“Petition” or “Pet.”). The case was transferred to the Central District of California on September 28, 2021 and referred to the undersigned magistrate judge on July 18, 2022. Dkt. 3, 5. The Petition facially asserts two grounds for relief, one of which Petitioner concedes he has not raised in the California Supreme Court. Pet. at 7.

As a matter of comity, a…