Moses Clark v. People of the State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MOSES CLARK, Case No. CV 20-11167-JVS (PD)
Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:
DISMISSAL OF HABEAS
v.
PETITION
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA,
15 Respondent.
17 On December 8, 2020, Petitioner Moses Clark filed a Petition under 28 18 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his 2020 state conviction for domestic violence with great bodily injury. [Dkt. No. 1 at 2]. He thereafter filed a Supplemental Memorandum in support of his Petition. [Dkt. No. 4.] The Court issues this Order to Show Cause directed to Petitioner because the face of the Petition suggests that it is barred by his no contest plea. 23 I. Procedural History and Petitioner’s Contentions. In November 2020, Petitioner pleaded no contest in a Los Angeles County Superior Court to one count of domestic violence with great bodily 27 1 The Court uses the page numbers inserted on the pleadings by the electronic 28 docketing system. injury. He was sentenced to seven years in state prison. He appealed,…