Gastelo

(HC) Barton v. Gastelo

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJanuary 8, 20202:19-cv-02322California552 words

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Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM RAY BARTON, No. 2:19-CV-2322-DMC-P Petitioner, v. ORDER JOSIE GASTELO, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the court is petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus (ECF No. 1). Rule 2(c) of the Federal Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases requires that every habeas corpus petition must: (1) specify all the grounds for relief; (2) state the facts supporting each ground for relief; (3) state the relief requested; (4) be printed, typewritten, or legibly handwritten; and (5) be signed under penalty of perjury. In the instant case, the petition fails to meet one or more of these requirements. In this case, petitioner has not stated any grounds for relief. Rather, petitioner merely cites to three cases filed in the Central District of California against the Board of Parole…

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