Gipson
Gipson v. Gastelo
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division GERALD A. GIPSON, Case No. 20-cv-05861-LB
Petitioner,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v. Re: ECF Nos. 3, 5 JOSEPHINE GASTELLO, Respondent. 16 17 INTRODUCTION Gerald A. Gipson, an inmate at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo, filed this pro se action seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He consented to proceed before a magistrate judge. (ECF No. 5.)1 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. This order requires the respondent to respond to the petition and denies the request for appointment of counsel. 25 26 27 1Citations refer to material in the Electronic Case File (“ECF”); pinpoint citations are to the ECF- STATEMENT Mr. Gipson provides the following information in his habeas petition and…