Alexeev

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

6 7 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 VICTOR ALEXEEV, No. C 19-5150 WHA (PR) 10 Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 11 v. 12 XAVIER BECERRA, 13 Respondent. / 14 15 INTRODUCTION 16 Petitioner, who appears to be on parole or probation, filed this pro se petition for a writ 17 of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his state court conviction. He has 18 paid the filing fee. For the reasons discussed below, respondent is ordered to show cause why 19 the petition should not be granted. 20 STATEMENT 21 Petitioner was convicted in Alameda County Superior Court in 2013 pursuant to a plea 22 of nolo contendere. He did not file a direct appeal, but he challenged his conviction in habeas 23 petitions in the superior court and in the California Supreme Court. Both petitions were denied. 24 Thereafter, petitioner filed the instant federal petition. 25 ANALYSIS 26 A. STANDARD OF REVIEW 27 This court may entertain a petition for writ…