Sherman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VESTER L. PATTERSON, Case No. 1:18-cv-01688-DAD-JDP Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

PETITIONER SHOULD NOT BE

v. DECLARED A VEXATIOUS LITIGANT STU SHERMAN, FOURTEEN-DAY DEADLINE Respondent. 16 Petitioner Vester L. Patterson, a state prisoner without counsel, filed a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on December 12, 2018. ECF No. 1. Before this petition, petitioner initiated at least 40 other matters in this district. All closed matters were either denied on the merits, dismissed for failure to comply with procedural rules, or transferred to another district. Because petitioner’s behavior constitutes an abuse of judicial resources, we order him to show cause why he should not be declared a vexatious litigant. Background Petitioner is in the custody of CDCR pursuant to a judgment of the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. Petitioner pleaded guilty on April…