Hilton Mincy v. State of California

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Case No. 2:21-cv-1032-AB (SK) Date February 18, 2021 Title Hilton Mincy v. State of California et. al.

Present: The Honorable Steve Kim, U.S. Magistrate Judge Erica Valencia n/a Deputy Clerk Court Smart / Recorder Attorneys Present for Petitioner: Attorneys Present for Respondent: None present None present

Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

In 2018, Petitioner was convicted and sentenced in California state court for felony possession of drugs. That California conviction evidently led to a violation of Petitioner’s parole from an earlier unrelated conviction that he sustained in Pennsylvania. And because of that parole revocation, Petitioner received a custodial term of imprisonment that he is currently serving at the State Correctional Institution in Huntington, Pennsylvania. Petitioner now seeks to overturn his 2018 California conviction through a habeas petition filed here in February 2021. (ECF 1). The petition appears deficient on its face, however, for three reasons.

First, public records suggest that Petitioner has completed his…