McNeally

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 ROBERT MCNEALLY, AU2324, Case No. 21-cv-01161-CRB (PR)

Petitioner,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.

C. KOENIG, Warden, (ECF No. 2) Respondent.

Petitioner, a state prisoner incarcerated at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, California, has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging a conviction and sentence from Contra Costa County Superior Court. He also seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. BACKGROUND Petitioner was convicted by a jury of kidnapping for sexual purposes as well as several other sexual offenses and related enhancements. On July 25, 2014, he was sentenced to 82 years to life in state prison.1 Petitioner unsuccessfully appealed his conviction and sentence to the California Court of Appeal and to the Supreme Court of California. He also unsuccessfully sought habeas corpus relief from the state…