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James Trotter v. Unknown
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JAMES TROTTER, ) CASE NO. CV 19-4478-JVS (PJW) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DISMISSING PETITION ) WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND DENYING v. ) CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY ) UNKNOWN, ) ) Respondent. ) ) 15 On May 15, 2019, Petitioner filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, seeking to challenge state convictions from 1991 and 1992. (Petition at 1.) He appears to contend that he was wrongfully arrested and denied a jury trial. (Petition at 4-5.) Petitioner indicates that he did not appeal his convictions or file a petition challenging the convictions in the state supreme court. (Petition at 1-3.) On July 10, 2019, the Court ordered Petitioner to show cause as to why the Petition should not be dismissed as unexhausted and untimely. Petitioner has not filed a response to the Order to Show Cause or requested an extension of time to do so. As a matter of comity between state and…