Alexander
Alexander v. Cuevo
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JIMMY LLOYD ALEXANDER, Case No. 21-cv-05232-WHO (PR)
Petitioner,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v.
DANIEL E. CUEVO, Respondent.
12 INTRODUCTION Petitioner Jimmy Lloyd Alexander seeks federal habeas relief from his state convictions for kidnapping, robbery, and rape. The first amended petition for habeas relief is now before the Court for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2243 and Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. The first amended petition states cognizable claims. Accordingly, on or before September 19, 2022, respondent shall file an answer or a dispositive motion in response to the operative habeas petition. BACKGROUND According to the original petition and the state appellate opinion, in 2017 a Monterey County Superior Court jury found Alexander guilty of kidnapping, second degree robbery, rape, sodomy, and oral copulation. (Pet., Dkt. No. 1 at 1-2; People v. Alexander, No. H045599, 2020 WL 2188866, at…