Ajaelo

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

6 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 JIDEOFOR AJAELO, No. C 20-6375 WHA (PR) Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE;

DENYING MOTION FOR STAY;

v. GRANTING LEAVE TO PROCEED

IN FORMA PAUPERIS

RAYMOND MADDEN, (Dkt. 2, 5) Respondent. / 14 INTRODUCTION Petitioner, a California prisoner, filed this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his conviction. For the reasons discussed below, respondent is ordered to show cause why the petition should not be granted. STATEMENT In 2007, petitioner was convicted of first-degree murder with special circumstances and attempted first-degree murder. The trial court sentenced him to a term of twenty five years to life without parole in state prison. His direct appeal to the California Court of Appeal and the California Supreme Court failed. The California Supreme Court also recently denied without prejudice his petition for a writ…