Adrian Demon Johnwell v. Christian Pfeiffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EASTERN DIVISION ADRIAN DEMON JOHNWELL, ) No. ED CV 19-01591-JGB (DFM) ) Petitioner, ) ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE v. ) ) CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER, ) ) ) Respondent. ) ) 16 ) ) 17 ) 18 On July 13, 2019, Adrian Demon Johnwell (“Petitioner”) initiated this action by filing a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody challenging his conviction with the Ninth Circuit. See Dkt. 1 (“Petition”). The Ninth Circuit deemed the Petition filed in this Court on that date. See Dkt. 2. For the reasons discussed below, Petitioner is ORDERED to show cause in writing within 28 days of the service of this Order why the instant petition should not dismissed with prejudice because it is time-barred. /// /// /// A. State Court Proceedings According to the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino website, Petitioner’s challenged conviction occurred in May 2004 in San Bernardino…