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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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

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