TeJay Anthony Steele v. Craig Koenig
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
JS-6 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 12 Case No. ED CV 21-864 ODW (MRW) TEJAY STEELE,
ORDER DISMISSING ACTION
Petitioner,
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
v. CRAIG KOENIG, Warden, Respondent. 18 19 The Court summarily dismisses this action pursuant to the 20 successive habeas petition rule under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2243 and 2244. 21 * * * 22 1. Petitioner is currently serving a life term in state prison based 23 on his 2001 rape conviction. 24 2. In this federal habeas action, Petitioner challenges his original 25 sentence. He contends that the sentence unfairly “exclude[es him] from the 26 opportunity to have a youth offender parole hearing” under state law. 27 (Docket # 1 at 10.) 28 3. Petitioner previously sought habeas relief in this Court regarding his conviction. The Court denied Petitioner’s earlier habeas action under AEDPA. Steele v. Scribner, No. ED CV 06-250 ODW (VBK) (C.D. Cal.). The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declined to issue a certificate of…