(HC) Barton v. San Joaquin Superior Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM RAY BARTON, No. 2:19-cv-2262 CKD P Petitioner, v. ORDER SAN JOAQUIN SUPERIOR COURT, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis. The habeas application appears to challenge petitioner’s 1976 murder convictions from the San Joaquin County Superior Court. ECF No. 1 at 1. As far as the court can discern there is no cognizable claim for relief alleged in the present habeas action. Petitioner merely cites to a decision in his own case from July 3, 2018 and then cites “Rule 4 of the Rules Governing § 2254 actions.” ECF No. 1 at 5. The court’s own records reveal that petitioner has a pending habeas action challenging the exact same convictions in Barton v. Beddick, Case No. 2:19-cv-00148-DMC. To the extent that this habeas petition is challenging the same…