Jasper Eric Lee Jones v. Christian Pfeiffer

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JASPER ERIC LEE JONES, Case No. 2:19-cv-06341-JGB-KES

Petitioner, ORDER DISMISSING ACTION

v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR

FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND TO

CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER, Warden, COMPLY WITH COURT ORDERS

Respondent.

I.

BACKGROUND

On April 11, 2019, Petitioner Jasper Eric Lee Jones (“Petitioner”) constructively filed an application in the Ninth Circuit for authorization to file a second or successive 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition in the district court. (See Dkts. 1, 2.) The Ninth Circuit denied Petitioner’s application, because he “has not filed a first habeas petition challenging his Los Angeles County conviction for voluntary manslaughter,” and transferred the application to this Court for processing as a habeas petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Dkt. 2.) The operative Petition (Dkt. 1 [the “Petition”]) is the…