Wilkinson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TODD P WILKINSON, Case No. 20-cv-01329-JST

Petitioner,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.

R. NDOH, Respondent.

12 Petitioner, a state prisoner incarcerated at Avenal State Prison, has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging a conviction from San Mateo County Superior Court. He has paid the filing fee. ECF No. 4. BACKGROUND In 2003, petitioner was convicted by a jury of robbery of an inhabited dwelling with prior enhancements. ECF No. 1 (“Pet.”) at 1-2. Petitioner was sentenced to thirty-seven years to life. Pet. at 1. Petitioner appealed his conviction to the California Court of Appeal, and the appeal was denied in 2003. Pet. at 3. Petitioner filed a petition for review with the California Supreme Court, which was denied in 2004. Pet. at 3. Petitioner raised the claims in the instant federal habeas petition in collateral proceedings in the California state courts. Pet. at…