Gadlin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GREGORY A. GADLIN, Case No. 20-cv-02867-JD

Petitioner,

ORDER FOR RESPONDENT TO

v. SHOW CAUSE

UNKNOWN, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 1, 6 Respondents.

12 Gregory Gadlin, a state prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner was convicted in Alameda County, which is in this district, so venue is proper here. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). He has also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. BACKGROUND Petitioner was found guilty of first-degree murder with personal use of a firearm. People v. Gadlin, No. A149764, 2018 WL 5816613, at *1 (Cal. Ct. App. Nov. 7, 2018). Petitioner was sentenced to state prison for an indeterminate term of 117 years to life. Petition at 1. The California Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction. Gadlin, 2018 WL 5816613, at *1. The California Supreme Court denied review. Petition at 3. …