Craven

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KALVIN N. CRAVEN, Case No. 20-cv-01933-SI

Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S

MOTION TO AMEND PETITION AND

v. DIRECTING PETITIONER TO

NOTIFY THE COURT BY MAY 14,

JIM ROBERTSON, 2021 IF HE FILED A NEW STATE

COURT HABEAS PETITION

Respondent. Re: Dkt. Nos. 28, 30

13 On March 19, 2020, petitioner Kalvin Craven filed a timely, exhausted habeas petition asserting three claims: (1) the trial court’s evidentiary ruling admitting videos from Craven’s cell phone violated his due process rights; (2) the trial court violated his constitutional rights by engaging in “ex parte” communications with jurors during deliberations and by failing to answer a jury question about a sentence enhancement allegation; and (3) ineffective assistance of counsel when counsel failed to move to suppress videos obtained from Craven’s cell phone without a warrant. The Court issued an Order to Show cause on April 14, 2020, and…