Sagar
Sagar v. Jaime
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ANIL SAGAR, Case No. 21-cv-02379-JD
Petitioner,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v.
GEORGE JAIME, Respondent.
12 Anil Sagar, a state prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner was convicted in Santa Mateo County, which is in this district, so venue is proper here. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). He has paid the filing fee. BACKGROUND Petitioner was found guilty by a jury of assault with a deadly weapon. People v. Sagar, No. A150155, 2018 WL 6804456, at *1 (Cal. Ct. App. December 27, 2018). Petitioner was sentenced to eleven years in state prison. Id. The California Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction. Id. The California Supreme Court denied review. Petition at 4. DISCUSSION STANDARD OF REVIEW This Court may hear a petition for writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court…