Thompson
Thompson v. People of the State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 DAMARCUS ANTHONY THOMPSON, Case No. 21-cv-08227-VKD
Petitioner,
ORDER OF REASSIGNMENT TO A
v. DISTRICT JUDGE
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA,
12 Respondent.
13 On October 21, 2021, Damarcus Anthony Thompson, proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the sentence, as amended, imposed by the Alameda County Superior Court upon his conviction for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and other charges. Dkt. No. 1 at 2. He later filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Dkt. Nos. 3, 5. Mr. Thompson refers to a prior § 2254 petition he filed under Case No. 14-cv-05178. Dkt. No. 1 at 7. In that case, he challenged his underlying conviction on two grounds. See Thompson v. Fox, Case No. 14-cv-05178-LHK, Dkt. No. 24 at 1, 4. Accordingly, this action appears to be a second or successive petition under 28…