Caisse
Caisse v. Mattheson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TIMOTHY M. CAISSE, Case No. 20-cv-03155-HSG
Petitioner, ORDER OF DISMISSAL; DENYING
CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY
v.
G MATTHESON, Respondent.
12 Petitioner, a state prisoner incarcerated at California State Prison – Solano, has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging a conviction from Contra Costa County Superior Court. Dkt. No. 1 at 1. Petitioner has paid the filing fee. Dkt. No. 7. BACKGROUND In 1990, petitioner was convicted by a Contra Costa County jury of second-degree murder (Cal. Pen. Code § 187). The trial court sentenced petitioner to 15 years to life in prison. Dkt. No. 1 at 1. Petitioner reports that the state appellate court denied his appeal, and the California Supreme Court denied his petition for review following the appeal. Dkt. No. 1 at 2. On December 12, 2019, petitioner filed a habeas corpus petition with the California…