LaVell Gatewood v. J. Gastelo
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAVELL GATEWOOD, Case No. CV 20-7892-JAK (RAO)
Petitioner,
ORDER SUMMARILY
v. DISMISSING SUCCESSIVE
PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS
J. GASTELO, CORPUS FOR LACK OF
JURISDICTION AND DENYING
Respondent. CERTIFICATE OF
APPEALABILITY
16 I. BACKGROUND On August 27, 2020, Petitioner LaVell Gatewood (“Petitioner”) filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (“Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (See Pet., Dkt. No. 1.) Petitioner seeks habeas relief in connection with his current state custody arising from his 2008 conviction in Los Angeles County Superior Court, case number YA066864-01. (Pet. at 2.) The records of this Court establish that Petitioner instituted a prior habeas action concerning his 2008 conviction. See Gatewood v. Cate, Case No. 2:10-cv-10085-SJO-OP (C.D. Cal. filed Dec. 30, 2010). In Petitioner’s prior habeas…