Capanis
Capanis v. Clark
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MATTHEW J CAPANIS, Case No. 19-cv-04562-SI
Petitioner,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v. Re: Dkt. No. 11 KENT CLARK, Respondent.
12 Matthew J. Capanis filed this pro se action for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 to challenge a 2017 conviction. The court dismissed the original petition with leave to amend to cure several pleading deficiencies. Capanis’ amended petition is now before the court for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2243 and Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts. 18 BACKGROUND The amended petition provides the following information: Following a jury trial in 2017 in Contra Costa County Superior Court, Capanis was convicted of first degree murder with a special circumstance and possession of a firearm by a felon. Sentence enhancement allegations for two prior prison terms were found true. On May 26, 2017, he was sentenced to life in prison…