Rene Cazares v. J. Pickett
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. CV 20-9193-DSF (KS) Date: October 14, 2020 Title Rene Cazares v. J. Pickett
Present: The Honorable: Karen L. Stevenson, United States Magistrate Judge
Gay Roberson N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder
Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants:
Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: DISMISSAL
On October 6, 2020, Petitioner, a California state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Dkt. No. 1 (the “Petition”).) According to the Petition, Petitioner is challenging a 1994 conviction and sentence for second- degree robbery and related offenses. (See id. at 1, 16.) Petitioner was sentenced to a prison term of five years and eight months. (Id. at 1) On October 27, 1995, Petitioner’s judgment of conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. (Id. at 2, 49.) He did not appeal the affirmance of his conviction to the California Supreme Court. (Id.) In 1999, Petitioner was convicted of battery on a non-prisoner and possession of a deadly weapon by a prisoner, and was sentenced…