Warden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EASTERN DIVISION

ROBERT MICHAEL VANLEEUWEN, No. 5:23-cv-00630-SVW-BFM 13 Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE v. WHY HABEAS PETITION

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED

WARDEN,

Respondent. 17 SUMMARY OF ORDER This is a federal habeas petition challenging a January 2023 decision by California’s Board of Parole Hearings (“BPH”) finding Petitioner Robert Michael Vanleeuwen1 unsuitable for release on parole as a nonviolent offender. On June 26, 2023, the Court ordered Petitioner to explain whether he has presented his claims to the California Supreme Court (whether he exhausted his claims) and whether his parole challenge is suitable for federal habeas review (whether the claims are cognizable). As of the date of this Order, Petitioner has not responded

27 1 Petitioner also uses the name “Robert Michael Tafoya.” (See, e.g., ECF No. 1 at 3). to the June 26, 2023, Order to Show…