(HC) Cross v. Sheriff Kings Co. Jail

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 JEROME LEE CROSS, ) Case No.: 1:23-cv-00923-SKO (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY PETITION ) SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE v. ) TO EXHAUST STATE REMEDIES ) 14 ) [21-DAY DEADLINE] SHERIFF, KINGS COUNTY JAIL, ) ) Respondent. ) ) 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner filed the instant habeas petition in this Court on June 20, 2023. The petition appears to be unexhausted; therefore, Petitioner will be ordered to show cause why it should not be dismissed without prejudice. I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On March 23, 2021, Petitioner was convicted in the Kings County Superior Court of felony vandalism. (Doc. 1 at 2.1) On May 10, 2021, he was sentenced to a term of 4 years. (Doc. 1 at 2.) Petitioner indicates he appealed to the California Court of Appeals and judgment was affirmed on 26

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