Sands
Sands v. Diaz
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 PHILIP LEO SANDS, Case No. 19-cv-07169-VKD
Petitioner,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE; DENYING
v. MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
COUNSEL WITHOUT PREJUDICE
RALPH DIAZ, Re: Dkt. No. 2 Respondent.
13 Petitioner Philip Leo Sands, a California prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state court conviction out of San Francisco County Superior Court. Mr. Sands has paid the filing fee. Dkt. No. 11. I. STANDARD OF REVIEW This Court may entertain a petition for a writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on the ground that he is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). It shall “award the writ or issue an order directing the respondent to show cause why the writ should not be granted, unless it appears…