Tomlinson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VINCENT PRICE McCOWAN, ) Case No. CV 20-2535-CAS (SP) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ) DISMISSING PETITION ) TOMLINSON, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) ) ) 17 I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Vincent Price McCowan is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se. On March 17, 2020, petitioner initiated this action by filing what he claimed was a motion for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Since petitioner is a state prisoner challenging a state court conviction, the Court construes the motion as a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (the “Petition”). Petitioner challenges his 1986 conviction for kidnapping to commit robbery and resulting life sentence, as well as the California Board of Parole Hearing’s 28 1 …