Gamboa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division JOAQUIN GONZALES, Case No. 21-cv-07175-LB

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. Re: ECF No. 1 MARTIN GAMBOA, Defendant. 16 INTRODUCTION Petitioner Joaquin Gonzales is currently in the custody of respondent Martin Gamboa, Warden, at Avenal State Prison in Avenal, California. Mr. Gonzales filed this action seeking a writ of habeas corpus.1 Mr. Gonzales’s petition is now before the court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 and 2255 Cases in the United States District Courts. This order requires the respondent to respond to the petition. 23 24 25 26 27 1 Habeas Pet. – ECF No. 1. Citations refer to material in the Electronic Case File (ECF); pinpoint STATEMENT The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged Mr. Gonzales with three felony counts: (1) assault with a firearm in violation of California Penal…