Cooper
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MICHAEL COOPER, Case No. 20-cv-01593-JST Petitioner,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
Vv. RAYBON JOHNSON, Warden ll Respondent. a
Petitioner, a state prisoner incarcerated at Lancaster State Prison,! filed a pro se petition for
v a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On September 14, 2020, the Court ordered © Petitioner to show cause, by November 13, 2020, why the petition should not be dismissed for A failure to state a cognizable claim for federal habeas relief. ECF No. 7. The deadline to answer
the Order to Show Cause has passed, and Petitioner has not filed an answer or otherwise
Z, |} communicated with the Court. The Court therefore DISMISSES this action without prejudice for failure to prosecute pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). See Martinez v. Johnson, 104 F.3d 769, 772 || Oth Cir. 1997) (Rule 41(b) applicable in habeas cases). Any request to reopen this case must be ||…