Emmett Johnson v. Christian Pfeiffer

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United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaJune 2, 20212:21-cv-04259California660 words

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 EMMETT JOHNSON, Case No. 2:21-cv-04259-JVS (AFM)

12 Petitioner,

ORDER SUMMARILY DISMISSING

13 HABEAS PETITION FOR LACK OF v.

SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

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CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER,

15 Respondent. 16 17 18 Petitioner, a state prisoner, was convicted of murder in 1996. (Los Angeles 19 County Superior Court Case No. TA041797). He is currently serving a sentence of 20 life without parole imposed as a result of that conviction. On May 20, 2021, 21 Petitioner filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging his 1996 22 conviction. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF 1.) 23 Petitioner has filed numerous prior habeas corpus petitions in the Central 24 District of California challenging his 1996 conviction. The first, filed in September 25 2010, was summarily dismissed on procedural grounds. Case No. 2:10-cv-06792- 26 JVS(RZ). The second petition, filed in December 2013, was dismissed with prejudice 27 as time-barred. Case No. 2:13-cv-07464-JVS(RZ). Three subsequent…

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