Torres
Torres v. Kernan
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARIO TORRES, Case No. 19-cv-06885-PJH
Petitioner,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 2 SCOTT KERNAN, Respondent.
12 Petitioner, a former California prisoner and parolee, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. His parole violation finding occurred in Contra Costa County, which is in this district, so venue is proper here. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). He has also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis BACKGROUND Petitioner was released from custody from state prison on November 14, 2018. Case No. 19-6885, Docket No. 1 at 12. Petitioner filed a habeas petition regarding that conviction that was denied on the merits on March 8, 2019. See Torres v. Hatton, Case No. 17-cv-4332 PJH. With respect to that prior conviction from Case No. 17-4332, petitioner pleaded guilty to several counts and was sentenced to six years. Case No. 17- 4332, Docket No. 35 at 159-65. On the written…