William R. Phillips v. Josie Castello

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 WILLIAM R. PHILLIPS, ) Case No. 2:20-cv-10412-JWH-JC ) Petitioner, ) ) ORDER (1) SUMMARILY v. ) DISMISSING PETITION FOR WRIT ) OF HABEAS CORPUS; AND

JOSIE GASTELO, ) (2) DENYING A CERTIFICATE OF

) APPEALABILITY Respondent, ) ____________________________ ) I. SUMMARY On November 2, 2020, petitioner William R. Phillips, who is in state custody and is proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (“Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Petition, construed liberally, seeks dismissal of a federal supervised release violation petition and removal of a federal supervised release violation detainer that assertedly are affecting petitioner’s state security level and keeping him from certain educational and work programs (e.g., fire camp). (Petition at 5-6). He contends that dismissal of the federal supervised release…