Benjamin Fellows v. Gigi Matteson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. 2:20-cv-02034-AB (SK) Date March 11, 2020 Title Benjamin Fellows v. Gigi Matteson

Present: The Honorable Steve Kim, U.S. Magistrate Judge Connie Chung n/a Deputy Clerk Court Smart / Recorder Attorneys Present for Petitioner: Attorneys Present for Respondent: None present None present Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Petitioner is a state prisoner who seeks federal habeas relief (on an unapproved California state habeas form) from his 2016 conviction for drive-by shooting with gang and firearm sentencing enhancements. (ECF 1 at 1-2). He raises two grounds for relief: ineffective assistance of trial counsel for failing to object to improper expert opinion testimony and a violation of the confrontation clause based on the introduction of a witness's preliminary hearing testimony at trial. (/d. at 3-4). But the petition is subject to summary dismissal for lack of jurisdiction and for lack of exhaustion. First, the Court…