Jesus Rivera v. Neil McDowell

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11] JESUS RIVERA, Case No. ED CV 20-1385-DSF (SP) 12 Petitioner, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DISMISSING PETITION FOR WRIT

13 V. OF HABEAS CORPUS 14| NEIL MCDOWELL, Warden 15 Respondent. 16 17 18 19 INTRODUCTION 20 On July 13, 2020, petitioner Jesus Rivera, a California state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Petition”). Petitioner seeks to challenge his June 13, 23 | 2013 state convictions for lewd or lascivious acts with a minor. Pet. at 2. 24 On July 16, 2020, this Court, having screened the Petition, dismissed it with 25| leave to file a First Amended Petition by August 17, 2020. Among other problems, the 26| Petition indicated petitioner intended to file it in the California Superior Court and raised a non-cognizable claim for relief. Petitioner was cautioned that failure to file an 28…