Michael R. Spengler v. L.A.D.A. Office

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 MICHAEL R. SPENGLER, ) Case No. 2:21-cv-05854-DOC (SP) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ) SUMMARILY DISMISSING L.A.D.A. OFFICE, et al. ) PETITION FOR WRIT OF ) HABEAS CORPUS Respondents. ) ) ) ) 17 I. INTRODUCTION On July 19, 2021, petitioner Michael R. Spengler, an inmate at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility (“TTCF”), filed what purports to be a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“the Petition”). Petitioner is a pretrial detainee, and argues respondents are violating his First Amendment and Sixth Amendment rights as well as his due process rights on the grounds that he is being denied 25 26 Petitioner filed the instant Petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241; however, because petitioner is an inmate detained in state custody, the court construes the Petition as filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 1 meaningful access to the court and his right…