Shomari Alberts v. Ashley Wilson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 2:22-cv-06775-FMO-JPR Document Filed 11/04/ Page 1 of Page ID #:
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 SHOMARI ALBERTS, ) Case No. CV 22-6775-FMO (JPR) ) Petitioner, ) ) ORDER DISMISSING HABEAS PETITION v. ) ) ASHLEY WILSON, ) ) Respondent. ) ) 16 On September 20, 2022, Shomari Alberts, proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, purportedly under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, signing the Petition as “next of kin to Denyse Bradley,” whose interests Alberts purports to represent. (Pet. at 8.) On September 27, the Magistrate Judge dismissed the Petition with leave to amend, noting that Alberts could not represent Bradley’s interests, citing Local Rule 83-2.2.1 (person not represented by counsel may not delegate representation to any other person). The Magistrate Judge pointed out other deficiencies with the Petition as well, including that Wilson, the Respondent, appears to be a private citizen whom Alberts/Bradley want prosecuted. (See Pet. at 7.)…