Robertson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 WILLIAM LLOYD NELSON, Case No. 19-cv-08057-EMC

Petitioner,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE

v. TO AMEND

J. M. ROBERTSON, Docket Nos. 1, 8 Respondent.

12 13 I. INTRODUCTION William Lloyd Nelson, an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison, filed this pro se action for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 to challenge his conviction for attempted murder of a peace officer. His 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. In this order, the Court determines that Mr. Nelson’s 375-page petition must be replaced by a much shorter amended petition that is limited to relevant details and alleges only violations of Mr. Nelson’s federal constitutional rights. II. BACKGROUND Mr. Nelson was convicted in 2014 in Humboldt County Superior…