Dywane Tousant v. B. Birkholz

Case 2:22-cv-00386-VBF-MAR Document Filed 08/08/ Page 1 of Page ID #:

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 DYWANE TOUSANT, Case No. 2:22-cv-386-VBF (MAR) Petitioner,

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

v. DISMISSING THE ACTION B. BIRKHOLZ, Respondent. 15 16 I. INTRODUCTION On January 18, 2022, Petitioner constructively1 filed the instant Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to U.S.C. § 2241 (“section 2241”). ECF Docket No. (“Dkt.”) 1. The Petition alleges various constitutional challenges to his Petitioner’s conviction and sentence. Dkt. 1 at 2–4. On January 21, 2022, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause Re: Why this Action Should Not be Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction (“OSC”). Dkt. 3. On February 14, 2022, Petitioner filed a Response. 25 26 1 Under the “mailbox rule,” when a pro se prisoner gives prison authorities a pleading to mail to court, the court deems the pleading constructively “filed” on…