Isaac Torres v. Alex Villanueva

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION ISAAC TORRES, ) Case No. 2:21-cv-005546-RGK-JDE ) Petitioner, ) ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY v. ) ) THE PETITION SHOULD NOT BE ALEX VILLANUEVA, ) ) DISMISSED ) 15 Respondent. ) ) 16 ) )

On July 8, 2021, Petitioner Isaac Torres (“Petitioner”), a pretrial detainee proceeding pro se, filed a 187-page Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, wherein Petitioner purports to be challenging a pending criminal case against him on speedy trial grounds and for failure to timely conduct his preliminary hearing. Dkt. 1 (“Petition” or “Pet.”). He requests an “order to show cause” and evidentiary hearing, and incorporates his habeas petition filed in the California Supreme Court in which he sought dismissal of the criminal case. Pet. at 7-8, 15-16 (CM/ECF pagination). A habeas petition brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is subject to the same screening requirements that apply to…