Erin Ramon Amie v. J. Hill

INTRODUCTION

18 19 On September 11, 2023, Erin Ramon Amie (“Petitioner”), a 20 California state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a First Amended 21 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody 22 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Petition”) in the United States 23 District Court for the Southern District of California. (Dkt. No. 24 7). Liberally construed, the First Amended Petition challenges 25 Petitioner’s conviction in Los Angeles County Superior Court case 26 no. BA336601 on the grounds that the complaint and amended 27 complaint in the case were not signed by the declarant or a judge, 28 purportedly in violation of the Fourth Amendment and Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963). (See First Amended Petition at 6-7). On September 14, 2023, the First Amended Petition was transferred to this Court.1 5 For the reasons explained in this Order, the First Amended Petition is dismissed for failure to present a cognizable federal habeas claim. 9 DISCUSSION 11 A petitioner may seek federal habeas relief from a state court conviction or sentence “only on the ground…