Causey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAMAR HENDRIX CAUSEY,

Case No. 20-cv-06630-YGR (PR) Petitioner, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT v. PREJUDICE

ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR

COURT, Respondent. This action was reassigned from a magistrate judge to the undersigned in light of a Ninth Circuit decision. Petitioner filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Dkt. 1. Because Petitioner is a pretrial detainee, the Court construes the petition as being brought under 28 U.S.C. §2241. The initial petition was dismissed with leave to amend, and Petitioner has since filed an amended petition, which is now before the Court for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. I. BACKGROUND The following background is taken from Magistrate Judge Robert M. Illman’s January 25, 2021 Order, which states as follows: Petitioner describes his arraignment and states that he is being held in violation of state law. He states that he is proceeding in…