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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROBERT WILLIAM STEPP, Case No. 20-cv-01688-JD

Petitioner,

ORDER FOR RESPONDENT TO

v. SHOW CAUSE

IN RE: WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, Re: Dkt. No. 14 Respondent.

12 Robert Stepp, a state prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He also applied for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Petitioner was convicted in Humboldt County, which is in this district, so venue is proper. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). BACKGROUND Petitioner pled guilty to attempted murder and was sentenced to 21 years in state prison on November 16, 2017. Petition at 1. His state habeas petitions were denied. Id. at 3-5. DISCUSSION STANDARD OF REVIEW This Court may entertain a petition for writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on the ground that he is in custody in violation of…