Levi Rockefeller v. Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
LEVI ROCKEFELLER, Case No. 2:20-cv-04508-DOC (GJS) Petitioner
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:
v. POSSIBLE DISMISSAL FOR
UNTIMELINESS AND OTHER
LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEFECTS SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, et al., 15 Respondents. 16
On May 19, 2020, Petitioner filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition in this 18 district [Dkt. 1,“Petition”]. The Petition stems from Petitioner’s misdemeanor 19 conviction and sentencing in Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 20 BA428706 (the “State Conviction”). [Petition at 2, 14.] The docket for the State 21 Conviction case shows that a jury trial was scheduled to take place on 12 separate 22 dates between January 5, 2015, and September 16, 2016, although Petitioner alleges 23 that he was convicted pursuant to a judge trial. [Petition at 2.] Petitioner also 24 alludes to a “plea” at one point, and the docket indicates that he entered a nolo 25 contendere plea to Count 2 (a violation of California Penal Code § 646.9(a)). The 26
28 Pursuant to Rule 201 of the Federal Rules…