Edwin Omar Garcia v. Alek Villanueva

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES —- GENERAL

Case No. CV 21-00491-DOC (DFM) Date: January 26, 2021 Title Edwin Omar Garcia v. Alek Villanueva

Present: The Honorable Douglas F. McCormick, United States Magistrate Judge Nancy Boehme Not Present Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) for Defendant(s): Not Present Not Present Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE EXHAUSTION

On January 12, 2021, Edwin Omar Garcia (“Petitioner”) filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. See Dkt. 1 (“Petition”). Petitioner challenges his conviction for stalking and resulting sentence of 8 years in prison. See id. at 1-2; see also People v. Garcia, No. B293144, 2019 WL 5799600 (Cal. Ct. App. Nov. 7, 2019) (affirming conviction but striking three one-year sentences for prison priors, making total sentence eight years). On appeal, Petitioner argued that there was insufficient evidence to convict him and that the…