Levi Rockefeller v. Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 LEVI ROCKEFELLER, Case No. 2:20-cv-04508-DOC (GJS) Petitioner
ORDER: DISMISSING PETITION
v. WITH AND WITHOUT
PREJUDICE; AND DENYING A
LOS ANGELES COUNTY CERTIFICATE OF SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, et al., APPEALABILITY 15 Respondents. 16 17 On May 19, 2020, Petitioner filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition in this district alleging three Grounds [Dkt. 1,“Petition”]. The Petition stems from Petitioner’s misdemeanor conviction and sentencing in Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. BA428706 (the “State Conviction”). [Petition at 2, 14.]1 On June 1, 2020, United States Magistrate Judge Gail A. Standish issued an Order To Show Cause [Dkt. 4, “OSC”]. The OSC advised Petitioner that: the Petition had failed to name a proper Respondent; Ground Three of the Petition is not cognizable in federal habeas review; and on the face of the Petition, Grounds One and Two are untimely. The OSC directed Petitioner to show cause why the Petition 27 28 Pursuant to Rule…