(HC) Cloud v. Warden of CSP/Los Angeles County

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 JOEL JAMES CLOUD, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00904-JLT (HC) ) 12 Petitioner, ) ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF ) HABEAS CORPUS 13 v. ) ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO 14 RAYBON JOHNSON, Warden, ) ENTER JUDGMENT AND CLOSE CASE 15 Respondent. ) ) ORDER DECLINING ISSUANCE OF 16 ) CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

17 Petitioner is currently serving a sentence of six years in prison for convictions of possessing 18 methamphetamine in jail and resisting an executive officer, with a prior. On June 25, 2020, he filed the 19 instant habeas action challenging the conviction. As discussed below, the Court finds the claims to be 20 without merit and DENIES the petition. 21 I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY 22 A jury convicted Petitioner of possessing methamphetamine in jail (Pen. Code, § 4573.6; count 23 1) and resisting an executive officer (§ 69; count 2). People v. Cloud, No. F078297, 2020 Cal. App. 24 Unpub. LEXIS 1864, at *1 (Mar. 23, 2020).…