UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION MYRA RANGEL, ) No. 2:23-cv-03754-DSF-JDE ) Petitioner, ) ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY v. ) ) THE PETITION SHOULD NOT BE DELA CRUZ, Warden, ) ) DISMISSED ) Respondent. ) )
I. INTRODUCTION On May 15, 2023, the Court received from Myra Rangel (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner at Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, California, proceeding pro se, a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Dkt. 1 (“Petition” or “Pet.”). Petitioner also submitted a declaration in support of an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Dkt. 2 (“IFP Request”). Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts (“Habeas Rules”), the Court has reviewed the Petition and orders Petitioner to respond as set forth further…