Contreras
Contreras v. Gamboa
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ERNESTO M. CONTRERAS,
Case No. 20-06206 BLF (PR) Petitioner, ORDER OF INITIAL REVIEW; v. DENYING MOTION FOR STAY WITHOUT PREJUDICE;
DIRECTING PETITIONER TO
ROSEMARY NDOH, Warden, FILE RENEWED MOTION Respondent.
17 Petitioner, a California inmate, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state conviction in Santa Clara County Superior Court. Dkt. No. 1. Petitioner has paid the filing fee. Dkt. No. 6. 21 DISCUSSION I. Standard of Review This court may entertain a petition for a 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 25 custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. 26 27 § 2254(a). It shall “award…