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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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12 TIEN NGUYEN, Case No. 20-CV-00681-LHK

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

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15 R. NEUSHMID, 16 Respondent. 17 18 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 19 U.S.C. § 2254. Dkt. No. 1. Petitioner has paid the filing fee for this action. See Dkt. No. 7. 20 For the reasons that follow, the Court orders respondent to show cause why the petition 21 should not be granted. 22 DISCUSSION 23 A. Standard of Review 24 This Court may entertain a petition for a writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a person in 25 custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on the ground that he is in custody in 26 violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a); Rose v. 27 Hodges, 423 U.S. 19, 21 (1975). 1 A district court shall “award the writ or issue an order directing the respondent to show 2 cause why the writ should not…