Atchley

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. 2:20-cv-05277-GW (SK) Date June 26, 2020 Title Jaisen Maurice Lacount v. Atchley

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 California state prisoner convicted and sentenced in Los Angeles Superior Court for human trafficking of a minor, kidnapping, rape, and other crimes. (ECF 1 at 1-2). He has filed a federal habeas petition raising five grounds for relief: insufficiency of the evidence to support the human trafficking conviction, malicious prosecution, and three sentencing challenges under the California Penal Code. (Id. at 6-7). On its face, the petition appears subject to dismissal, in whole or in part, for at least two reasons. First, the petition contains (at least) two unexhausted claims. Petitioner admits…