Brown
Brown v. SF Sheriff's Dept.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 AARON BROWN, Case No. 19-cv-04399-HSG
Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS;
v. GRANTING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN
FORMA PAUPERIS; DENYING
DEPT. 15, et al., PENDING MOTIONS AS MOOT;
DENYING CERTIFICATE OF
Respondent. APPEALABILITY
Petitioner has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging state court decisions in May and June 2019 that denied his Mardsen motion and that found him incompetent to stand trial pursuant to California Penal Code § 1370. Dkt. No. 13. Petitioner alleges that the state court decisions violated his right to effective assistance of counsel and his right to be free of double jeopardy, and that the state court made these unfavorable rulings in retaliation for his accessing the courts. Dkt. No. 13 at 5. STANDARD OF REVIEW This Court may entertain a petition for writ…