Alfonzo Pickens v. Warden, R.C, Johnson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No.: 2:21-CV-05147-SB (PD) Date: August 5, 2021 Title: Alfonzo Pickens v. R.C. Johnson (Warden)
Present: The Honorable Patricia Donahue, U.S. Magistrate Judge
Isabel Martinez N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder
Attorneys Present for Attorneys Present for Petitioner(s): Respondents(s):
N/A N/A
Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order to Show Cause Why Petitioner’s 28 U.S.C. § 2241 Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Should Not be Dismissed
On June 16, 2021, Petitioner Alfonzo Pickens filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Petition raises three grounds for relief: (1) the prison incorrectly calculated prisoner’s release date after Petitioner’s original sentence was vacated and he was re-sentenced; (2) deliberate indifference/cruel and unusual punishment for the failure to investigate the error in credits; and (3) deprivation of liberty/false imprisonment stemming from Petitioner’s continued custody. [Dkt. No. 7 at 5-7.] A. Procedural History After a jury trial…