Koenig
(HC) Sharp v. Koenig
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY ANDRE SHARP, Case No. 1:19-cv-01241-JDP Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S MOTION TO AMEND Sharp v. Koenig, No. v. 1:20-cv-00139-JDP, ECF No. 1 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 23, 2020) CRAIG KOENIG,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY PETITION
Respondent. SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED AS
UNTIMELY
16 ECF No. 1 17 18 19 Petitioner Anthony Andre Sharp, a state prisoner without counsel, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. This matter is before us for preliminary review. Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, we must examine the petition and order a response to it unless it “plainly appears” that petitioner is not entitled to relief. See Valdez v. Montgomery, 918 F.3d 687, 693 (9th Cir. 2019); Boyd v. Thompson, 147 F.3d 1124, 1127 (9th Cir. 1998). At this early stage, Rule 4 gives “courts an active role in summarily disposing of facially defective habeas petitions.” Ross v.…