Spearman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALFRED DURELL STONE, Case No. 19-cv-06762-WHO (PR)

Petitioner,

ORDER ADMINISTRATIVELY

v. CLOSING ACTION

M.E. SPEARMAN, Respondent.

16 This federal habeas action was opened in error and will be administratively closed. Though the petition was sent to this Court’s address, it was clearly meant to be filed in the state appellate court: the state’s habeas form was used; the caption reads “First Appellate District”; the envelope’s addressee is “First Appellate District”; and he appends a copy of a 2019 state superior court denial of his state habeas petition, which indicates he means to contest in state appellate court the validity of a lower state court decision. The Clerk shall cross-out the United States court number and mail a copy of the petition to the First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal. If petitioner wishes to file a federal habeas petition, he must use this Court’s habeas petition form and make it…