Cedrick D. Johnson v. R. Diaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CEDRICK D. JOHNSON, ) NO. CV 20-9852-CAS(E) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ORDER OF DISMISSAL ) R. DIAZ, ET AL., ) ) Respondents. ) ______________________________) 16 17 Petitioner, a state prisoner, filed a “Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus” on October 27, 2020. The Petition seeks to challenge a 2008 Los Angeles Superior Court criminal judgment. Petitioner previously challenged this same Superior Court judgment in a prior habeas corpus petition filed in this Court. See Johnson v. McDonald, CV 10-6800-CAS(E). On February 3, 2011, this Court entered Judgment in Johnson v. McDonald, CV 10-6800-CAS(E), denying and dismissing the prior petition with prejudice. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied Petitioner’s request for a certificate of /// /// 1|| appealability on August 22, 2012.' 2 The Court must dismiss the present Petition in accordance with 4] …