(HC) Howell v. Black

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONNIE E. HOWELL, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00731-NONE-JLT (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DISMISSING FIRST AMENDED ) PETITION WITH LEAVE TO FILE A SECOND v. ) AMENDED PETITION ) ADMINISTRATOR OF ATASCADERO ) [THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE]

STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL,

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 Court dismissed the petition with leave to file an amended petition because the petition failed to name the proper respondent. (Doc. 8.) The Court also found Petitioner may not have exhausted his state remedies, and the Court issued an order directing Petitioner to show cause why the petition should not be dismissed for failure to exhaust state remedies. (Doc. 9.) Petitioner filed…