Pedro Medina Castillon v. The People of the State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PEDRO MEDINA CASTILLON, Case No. 21-cv-00973-EMC

Petitioner,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH

v. FURTHER LEAVE TO AMEND

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., 11 Respondent. 12 13 I. BACKGROUND Pedro Medina Castillon, an inmate currently housed at the Centinela State Prison, filed this pro se action for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Court reviewed Mr. Castillon’s petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2243 and Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, and dismissed the petition in part. See Docket No. 13. Specifically, the Court noted that of Mr. Castillon’s ten claims, Claims 1-3, 7, 9, and 10 were cognizable, but Claims 4-6 and 8 could not proceed because they identified violations only of California law. See id. at 3. The Court allowed Mr. Castillon to file an amended petition which would identify federal rights supporting Claims 4-6 and 8. See id. at 3-4. Mr. Castillon…