Randy Matthew Cordero v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

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6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RANDY MATTHEW CORDERO, Case No. 5:21-00444 JAK (ADS) 11 Petitioner, 12 v. ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR

WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

13 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS AND

14 REHABILITATION, 15 Respondent. 16 17 I. INTRODUCTION 18 Pending before the Court is a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in 19 State Custody (“Petition”) filed by petitioner Randy Matthew Cordero (“Petitioner”), a 20 California state prisoner. [Dkt. No. 1]. Petitioner asserts the following three grounds for 21 relief related to his imprisonment at RJ Donovan Correctional Facility: (1) abuse by 22 prison officials because of a mental illness; (2) retaliation and assault by five identified 23 correctional officers; and (3) interference with his access to the courts by prison officials 24 by failing to provide him with his inmate trust account statement. [Id., pp. 17-21]. On 1 April 1, 2021, the Court issued an Order Regarding Screening of Petition (“Screening 2 Order”),…