Kenneth Wilson v. Gigi Matteson

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 10 FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 12 Case No. CV 20-7412 DOC (MRW) 13 KENNETH WILSON,

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION

14 Petitioner,

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

15 v. 16 GIGI MATHESON, Warden, 17 Respondent. 18

19 The Court summarily dismisses Petitioner’s habeas action without 20 prejudice for failure to state a claim. 21 * * * 22 1. Petitioner is currently serving a life term in state prison based 23 on his 1996 conviction on assault, domestic violence, and weapons charges 24 and enhancements. 25 2. Petitioner’s current habeas petition appears to challenge the 26 denial of his request for resentencing under Proposition 36, a reform to the 27 28 1 California Three Strikes sentencing scheme. Petitioner broadly contends 2 that the denial of resentencing was “unjust.” (Docket # 1 at 5.) 3 3. Magistrate Judge Wilner screened Petitioner’s action. 4 Judge Wilner noted that the state appellate court decision1 that denied 5 Petitioner’s most recent resentencing challenge “referred exclusively to 6 California law, and did not discuss any federal constitutional…