Raymond Jenkins v. San Bernardino County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAYMOND JENKINS, ) Case No. ED CV 20-2220-AB (SP) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ) SUMMARILY DISMISSING SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ) PETITION FOR WRIT OF

JAIL, ) HABEAS CORPUS

) Respondent. ) ) I. INTRODUCTION On October 20, 2020, petitioner Raymond Jenkins filed an unsigned Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (the “Petition”). Because petitioner is an inmate at the West Valley Detention Center and therefore in state custody, the Court has construed the Petition as brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Although petitioner filed the Petition in this federal Court, the Petition is on a state form and the face page indicates petitioner intended to file it in the Superior Court. Petitioner complains that the San Bernardino County Jail is abusing its authority and failing to…