Roger Douglas v. R.C. Johnson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES —- GENERAL
Case No. CV 20-05666-JVS (DFM) Date: July 6, 2020 Title Roger Douglas v. R.C. Johnson
Present: The Honorable Douglas F. McCormick, United States Magistrate Judge Nancy Boehme Not Present Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) for Defendant(s): Not Present Not Present Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE EXHAUSTION
On June 25, 2020, Roger Douglas (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. See Dkt. 1 (“Petition”). Petitioner challenges his 2016 conviction and resulting sentence of 39 years to life in prison. See id. at 2. The Petition raises the following grounds for relief: (1) ineffective assistance of trial counsel; (2) ineffective assistance of habeas counsel; (3) the trial court erred by admitting two post-incident statements; and (4) the trial court erred in denying Petitioner’s motion…