Martin Ruiz Sanchez v. M.E. Spearman
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. CV 19-7637-SVW (KS) Date: September 16, 2019 Title Martin Ruiz Sanchez v. M.E. Spearman
Present: The Honorable: Karen L. Stevenson, United States Magistrate Judge
Gay Roberson N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder
Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants:
Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: DISMISSAL
On September 4, 2019, Martin Ruiz Sanchez (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (the “Petition”). (Dkt. No. 1.) On February 8, 2017, following a jury trial, Petitioner was convicted of: continuous sexual abuse of a child (Count 1); lewd act upon a child (Counts 2, 3,4); oral copulation or sexual penetration on a child 10 years of age or younger (Counts 5); misdemeanor child molesting (Count 6, 7); and forcible lewd acts upon a child (Count 8), in violation of California Penal Code §§ 288.5; 288(a); 288.7; 647.6(a)(1); and 288(b)(1). (Petition at 2.) The Petition states that counts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 “involve…