Chaka D. Gilbert v. Coalinga State Hospital

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 CHAKA D. GILBERT, Case No. 5:23-cv-01795-DSF-PD 12 Petitioner, ORDER SUMMARILY

DISMISSING PETITION FOR

v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

COALINGA STATE HOSPITAL, AND DENYING CERTIFICATE

OF APPEALABILITY

Respondent. 17

On August 31, 2023, Chaka D. Gilbert (“Petitioner”), a civil detainee housed at Coalinga State Hospital, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus (“Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons stated herein, the Court finds that the Petition should be dismissed. I. Duty to Screen Rule 4 of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases requires the Court to conduct a preliminary review of the Petition. Pursuant to Rule 4, the Court 25 must summarily dismiss a petition “[i]f it plainly appears from the face of the 26 petition . . . that the petitioner is not entitled to relief in the district court.” 27 Rule 4 of the Rules Governing 2254 Cases; see also Local Rule 72-3.2. 28 II. The Petition Should Be Dismissed The Court has reviewed the…