Valadez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL MAX VALADEZ,

Case No. 19-06649 BLF (PR) Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE v.

SCOTT FRAUENHEIM, Warden,

Respondent.

17 Petitioner, a California prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state conviction in Alameda County Superior Court. Dkt. No. 1. The Court requested Respondent to file notice regarding the timeliness of this action. Dkt. No. 29. On April 16, 2020, Respondent filed notice that a motion to dismiss on untimeliness grounds appears to be unwarranted. Dkt. No. 10. Accordingly, this matter shall proceed to briefing. 24 DISCUSSION I. Standard of Review This court may entertain a petition for a writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a person custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). It shall “award the writ or…