(HC) Meigarejo v. State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JESUS MEIGAREJO JR., Case No. 1:23-cv-01704-SAB-HC

Petitioner,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

v. PETITION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

Respondent.

16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On December 11, 2023, the Court received the instant petition for writ of habeas corpus wherein Petitioner challenges his 2022 Fresno County Superior Court convictions. (ECF No. 1 at 1.)1 Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases requires preliminary review of a habeas petition and allows a district court to dismiss a petition before the respondent is ordered to file a response, if it “plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner is not entitled to relief in the district court.” Rule 4, Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254. Here, it appears that Petitioner may have failed to exhaust…