Maxstadt
Maxstadt v. Pickett
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EUREKA DIVISION 7 RYAN JOSEPH MAXSTADT, Case No. 20-cv-08059-RMI
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v.
JASON PICKETT, Defendant.
13 Petitioner Ryan Joseph Maxstadt seeks federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 from his state conviction and sentence. The court orders Respondent to show cause why the petition should not be granted. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review This Court may entertain a petition for a writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on the ground that he is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a); Rose v. Hodges, 423 U.S. 19, 21 (1975). A district court shall “award the writ or issue an order directing the respondent to show cause why the writ should not be granted, unless it appears from the application that the applicant or person…