Sims
Sims v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 ANTHONY SIMS, BG9905, Case No. 22-cv-00814-SK (PR)
Petitioner,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v.
THERESA CISNEROS, Warden, (ECF Nos. 2, 3 & 7) Respondent.
Petitioner, a state prisoner incarcerated at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran (SATF – CSP, Corcoran), has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging a conviction and sentence from Alameda County Superior Court. Petitioner also seeks appointment of counsel under 18 U.S.C. § 3006A and leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. The petition is properly before the undersigned for initial review because Petitioner has consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). BACKGROUND A jury found Petitioner guilty of second-degree murder and found true various firearm enhancement allegations, including that he personally and…