Taylor -v- Martel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH TAYLOR,

Case No. 18-cv-07619-RS (PR) Petitioner, 12 v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

MICHAEL MARTEL,

14 Respondent.

16 INTRODUCTION Petitioner seeks federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 from his state convictions. The petition for habeas relief is now before the Court for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2243 and Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. The operative petition states cognizable claims. Respondent shall file a response to that petition on or before January 20, 2020, unless an extension is granted. It appears petitioner has not exhausted his claims. Respondent is directed to consider whether the claims have been exhausted. If they have not, respondent may wish to file a motion to dismiss on nonexhaustion grounds. BACKGROUND In 2015, a San Francisco County Superior Court jury convicted petitioner of assault imprisonment, misdemeanor…