Valadez
Valadez v. Frauenheim
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10
MICHAEL MAX VALADEZ,
11 Case No. 19-06649 BLF (PR) Petitioner, 12 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE v. 13
14 SCOTT FRAUENHEIM, Warden,
15 Respondent. 16
17 18 Petitioner, a California prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus 19 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state conviction in Alameda County 20 Superior Court. Dkt. No. 1. The Court requested Respondent to file notice regarding the 21 timeliness of this action. Dkt. No. 29. On April 16, 2020, Respondent filed notice that a 22 motion to dismiss on untimeliness grounds appears to be unwarranted. Dkt. No. 10. 23 Accordingly, this matter shall proceed to briefing. 24 25 DISCUSSION 26 I. Standard of Review 27 This court may entertain a petition for a writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a person 1 custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. 2 § 2254(a). It shall “award the writ or…