Shon Oliventa Williams v. L. Bird

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WESTERN DIVISION 11 12 SHON OLIVENTA WILLIAMS, ) No. CV 21-3036-MWF (PLA) ) 13 Petitioner, ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: DISMISSAL ) OF HABEAS PETITION 14 v. ) ) 15 L. BIRD, ) ) 16 Respondent. ) ) 17 18 I 19 BACKGROUND 20 Shon Oliventa Williams (“petitioner”) initiated this action on April 5, 2021, by filing a Petition 21 for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Petition”). 22 The Petition challenges his June 2016 conviction in Los Angeles County Superior Court case 23 number YA093048, in which petitioner pleaded guilty to carjacking (Cal. Penal Code § 215) and 24 received a sentence of fifteen years in state prison. (ECF No. 1 at 21). The Petition sets forth two 25 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…