Juan Manuel Cortez-Diaz v. F. Martinez
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 12 Case No. CV 20-2039 CJC (MRW) JUAN MANUEL CORTEZ-DIAZ,
ORDER DISMISSING ACTION
Petitioner, v. FELIPE MARTINEZ, JR., Warden, 17 Respondent.
19 The Court dismisses Petitioner’s successive habeas petition without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction. * * * 1. Petitioner is an inmate at the federal prison in Victorville. He filed a habeas petition in this district under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 challenging his drug trafficking conviction and sentence. 2. In 2012, a federal jury in the District of Kansas convicted Plaintiff of several counts of possessing and distributing methamphetamine. The district court imposed a life sentence based on the quantity of drugs involved and Petitioner’s leadership role in the drug trafficking organization. (Docket # 9 at 6-7.) The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the sentence. United States v. Cortez-Diaz, 565 F. App’x 741 (10th Cir. 2014). 3. After that, Petitioner pursued…