Shon Oliventa Williams v. L. Bird

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION 11 SHON OLIVENTA WILLIAMS, ) No. CV 21-3036-MWF (PLA) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: DISMISSAL ) OF HABEAS PETITION v. ) ) L. BIRD, ) ) Respondent. ) ) 17 I BACKGROUND Shon Oliventa Williams (“petitioner”) initiated this action on April 5, 2021, by filing a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Petition”). The Petition challenges his June 2016 conviction in Los Angeles County Superior Court case number YA093048, in which petitioner pleaded guilty to carjacking (Cal. Penal Code § 215) and received a sentence of fifteen years in state prison. (ECF No. 1 at 21). The Petition sets forth two grounds for relief: (1) a sentencing challenge pursuant to California Penal Code § 1170(d)(1); and 26 27 1 For ease of reference, the Court refers to…