Hoadena Ingram v. Habeas Corpus

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No.: 5:20-cv-01527-JVS-MAA Date: August 11, 2020 Title: Hoadena Ingram v. Habeas Corpus

Present: The Honorable MARIA A. AUDERO, United States Magistrate Judge

James Muñoz N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants:

N/A N/A

Proceedings (In Chambers): Order re: Filing of Petition

On July 30, 2020, the Court received and filed Petitioner Hoadena Ingram’s pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (“Petition,” ECF No. 1.) The Petition alleges one ground for federal habeas relief. Petitioner challenges a 2013 sentencing enhancement that was based on prior convictions obtained by guilty plea. (Id., at 2–3.) He relies on a 2019 state legislative enactment, California Assembly Bill No. 1618, which renders void as against public policy certain guilty plea agreements that include a waiver of the right to raise claims based on future changes in the law. (Id. at 3–5.)

The Petition suffers from certain procedural defects that must be resolved before Petitioner may…