Jimmie Stephen v. G. Matteson

I. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY

17 On October 7, 2020, petitioner Jimmie Stephen, a California state prisoner 18 currently incarcerated in Vacaville, California, filed a Petition under 28 U.S.C. 19 § 2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (“Petition”) in the 20 Eastern District of California and a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP 21 Application”). On October 19, 2020, a Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of 22 California transferred the matter to the Central District of California because such 23 court read the Petition to challenge petitioner’s 1991 conviction/sentence in Los 24 Angeles County Superior Court Case No. A714077 (“State Case”). A close review 25 26 1Respondent G. Matteson is the Acting Warden at the California State Prison, Solano in Vacaville, California. Respondent J. Shaffer is the Executive Officer of the Board of Parole Hearings (BPH). of the Petition, however, reveals that it primarily, if not entirely, challenges the execution of petitioner’s sentence in the Eastern District of California. More specifically, the Petition asserts three claims – the first two of which assert challenges to the December…