Singa Rudolph Jones v. Raymond Madden
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 12 SINGA JONES, Case No. ED CV 20-1802 CJC (MRW)
id Patina: ORDER DISMISSING ACTION
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
Vv. RAYMOND MADDEN, Warden, Le Respondent. 18 The Court summarily dismisses Petitioner’s habeas action without prejudice for failure to state a claim. kkk 1. Petitioner is currently serving a 29-year term in state prison based on his 2009 robbery conviction. 2. Petitioner previously sought habeas relief in this Court related to that conviction. The Court denied relief in Petitioner’s earlier habeas . action. Jones v. Virga, No. CV 12-486 CJC (MRW) (C.D. Cal.). The United
States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declined to issue a certificate of appealability in that action. (Docket # 33.) 3. Petitioners current habeas petition appears to present a state law challenge to the legality of an enhancement imposed at his original sentencing. (Petition at 5-6.) 4. Magistrate Judge…