Rudolph Ellis v. Superior Court of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION 11 RUDOLPH ELLIS, ) No. CV 20-11563-JLS (PLA) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DISMISSING PETITION ) v. ) ) SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, ) ) Respondent. ) ) 17 I. BACKGROUND Rudolph Ellis (“petitioner”) initiated this action on December 22, 2020, by filing a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition”). Petitioner was convicted in 2007 of two counts of first degree murder (Cal. Penal Code § 187(a)) and two counts of assault with a firearm (Cal. Penal Code § 245(a)(2)), along with firearm and gang enhancements (Cal. Penal Code §§ 186.22(b), 12022.5(a), 12022.53(d)). (ECF No. 1 at 2, 17-20). Petitioner was originally sentenced to a term of 140 years and 8 months to life in state prison. His sentence included, in relevant part, 10-year 26 27 1 As petitioner is in custody pursuant to a state court judgment, the Court…