Omar

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ABDOL ALI OMAR, Case No. 20-cv-08228-SI

Petitioner,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. Re: Dkt. No. 1 CRAIG KOENIG, Respondent.

12 Abdol Ali Omar, an inmate at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, filed this pro se action seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. His petition is now before the court for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2243 and Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts. 17 BACKGROUND The petition provides the following information: After a jury trial in Alameda County Superior Court, Abdol Ali Omar was found guilty of first degree murder and was found to have used a dangerous or deadly weapon in the commission of the offense. On June 20, 2017, he was sentenced to 26 years to life in prison. He appealed. The California Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction in 2019 and the California Supreme Court denied his petition for…