Coleman
(HC) Taylor v. Coleman
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HORATIO RON TAYLOR, Case No. 1:20-cv-00432-JDP Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY PETITION
SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
v. FAILURE TO STATE A COGNIZABLE
CLAIM
C. COLEMAN,
RESPONSE DUE IN THIRTY DAYS
Respondent. ECF No. 10 16 Petitioner Horatio Ron Taylor, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 10. This matter is before us for preliminary review under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. Under Rule 4, a district court must dismiss a habeas petition if it “plainly appears” that the 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. Williams, 896 F.3d 958, 968 (9th Cir. 2018) (citation omitted). …