Roland Michael Simon v. State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 ROLAND MICHAEL SIMON, JR., ) Case No. 2:21-cv-00746-JAK-JC ) Petitioner, ) ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY v. ) THE PETITION AND THIS ACTION ) SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., ) ) ) Respondents. ) 16 On June 19, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Southern District 17 of California (“Southern District”), petitioner filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas 18 Corpus (“Petition”) challenging a 2005 judgment in Los Angeles County Superior 19 Court Case No. MA031546 (“State Case”). (Petition at 2). Petitioner alleges: 20 (1) his constitutional rights were violated when a judge made a racial slur against 21 him and threatened him during courtroom proceedings (Grounds One and Two); 22 (2) he received negligent and discriminatory treatment during incarceration (Ground 23 Three); and (3) he is entitled to diplomatic immunity (Ground Four). (Petition at 4- 24 25 1While petitioner purports to bring his habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, 26 the pending Petition…