(HC) Hasan v. State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HAKIM R. HASAN, No. 2:19-cv-0963 DB P Petitioner, v. ORDER STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a former prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner paid the filing fee. Petitioner challenges his 2018 conviction in the Sacramento County Superior Court. (ECF No. 1 at 1.) Petitioner claims he was forced to enter a nolo contendere plea and that DNA evidence proves he is innocent. Presently before the court is petitioner’s petition for screening. SCREENING I. Screening Requirement Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, this court is required to conduct a preliminary review of all petitions for writ of habeas corpus filed by state prisoners. Pursuant to Rule 4, this court must summarily dismiss a petition if it “plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the…