Juan Carlos Medina v. Brian Cates
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No.: CV 21-08673 AB (RAO) Date: November 8, 2021 Title: Juan Carlos Medina v. Brian Cates, Warden, et al.
Present: The Honorable ROZELLA A. OLIVER, U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Donnamarie Luengo N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder
Attorneys Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorneys Present for Defendant(s):
N/A N/A
Proceedings: (In Chambers) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY PETITION
SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED [1]
On October 29, 2021, Petitioner Juan Carlos Medina, a state prisoner who is currently incarcerated at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, California after being sentenced on January 11, 2016, in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, and who is proceeding pro se, constructively filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Dkt. No. 1 (“Petition”). The Court has screened the Petition and supporting documents, pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, which provides that the Court may dismiss a petition “[i]f it plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner is not entitled…