Deandre Lewis v. State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Deandre Lewis v. State of California Case No.: :23-cv-09227-GW-PD Date: Dec. 18, 2023 Title:

Present: The Honorable Patricia Donahue, U.S. Magistrate Judge

Isabel Verduzco N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Attorneys Present for Petitioner(s): Respondents(s):

N/A N/A

Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order to Show Cause Re: Dismissal of Petition

On October 27, 2023, Petitioner Deandre Lewis (“Petitioner”), proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. [Dkt. No. 1.] The Petition challenges his sentence on the grounds that Petitioner, an African-American male who was 19 years old at the time of the offense, was charged with a more serious offense than a white male defendant would have been charged, and was given a longer sentence than other similarly situated individuals convicted of the same offense who were white. [Id. at 3.] Petitioner further alleges that the prosecution…