Donald E. Booker v. Joel Christian Koury

Case 2:22-cv-06053-SPG-JC Document Filed 10/31/ Page 1 of Page ID #:

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 DONALD E. BOOKER, ) Case No. 2:22-cv-06053-SPG-JC ) Petitioner, ) ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE v. ) PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS ) CORPUS AND THIS ACTION SHOULD

ATTORNEY JOEL CHRISTIAN ) NOT BE DISMISSED

KOURY, ) ) Respondent. ) ___________________________ )

I. SUMMARY

17 On August 22, 2022, petitioner Donald E. Booker, a state prisoner who is 18 proceeding pro se and has since been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, 19 filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody with 20 attachments (“Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Docket Nos. 1, 5). The 21 Petition is quite difficult to understand but, construed liberally, appears to raise 22 claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and to challenge petitioner’s conviction 23 and/or sentence in Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No.…