Perry

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOSHUA LEE PERRY, Case No. 21-cv-08311-HSG

Petitioner, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE

TO AMEND

v.

JAMES ROBERTSON, Respondent.

12 Petitioner, an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison, filed this pro se action seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state court conviction. His petition is now before the Court for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2243 and Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts. Petitioner has paid the filing fee. Dkt. No. 4. BACKGROUND According to the petition, in 2015, Petitioner was sentenced to 22 years to life in Contra Costa County Superior Court, after pleading nolo contendere to voluntary manslaughter. Dkt. No. 1 at 1-2. Petitioner reports unsuccessfully appealing his conviction, but is unclear whether he filed a petition for review with the California Supreme Court. Dkt. No. 1 at 3. …