Chauncey Hollis v. Raymond Madden
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 11 CHAUNCEY HOLLIS, Case No. 2:21-cv-06272-JC 12 Petitioner, MEMORANDUM OPINION AND
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR
v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AND
DISMISSING ACTION
RAYMOND MADDEN, Warden, 16 Respondent. 17 I. SUMMARY On July 28, 2021,1 petitioner Chauncey Hollis, who is proceeding pro se, constructively filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Petition”), along with an Addendum (“Pet. Addendum”). Petitioner, who represented himself at trial and was convicted in Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. LA078996, essentially claims 24 25 26 1“When a prisoner gives prison authorities a habeas petition or other pleading to mail to court, [pursuant to the mailbox rule,] the court deems the petition constructively ‘filed’ on the date it is signed[,]” Roberts v. Marshall, 627 F.3d 768, 770 n.1 (9th Cir. 2010), cert. denied, 565 U.S. 897 (2011); Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 276 (1988), which in this case was July 28, 28 2021. 1 1 …