(HC) Howell v. Black

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONNIE E. HOWELL, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00731-JLT (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY PETITION ) SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE v. ) TO EXHAUST STATE REMEDIES ) WARDEN, ) [THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE] Respondent. ) ) )

Petitioner filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus on May 12, 2020 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. (Doc. 1.) The Northern District transferred the petition to this Court on May 26, 2020. (Doc. 4.) The petition appears to be unexhausted; therefore, Petitioner will be ordered to show cause why it should not be dismissed without prejudice. I. DISCUSSION A. Preliminary Review of Petition Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases requires the Court to make a preliminary review of each petition for writ of habeas corpus. The Court must summarily dismiss a petition “[i]f it plainly appears from the petition…