Rich
Rich v. Pfeiffer
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ALBERT E. RICH, Case No. 22-cv-02087-JD
Petitioner,
ORDER FOR RESPONDENT TO
v. SHOW CAUSE
CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER, Respondent.
12 Albert Rich, a state prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The mixed petition was dismissed with leave to amend, and petitioner has filed a response. BACKGROUND A jury found petitioner guilty of thirteen felony offenses involving human trafficking for commercial sex, torture and various sexual offenses. People v. Rich, No. A155040, 2021 WL 221961, at *1 (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 22, 2021). Petitioner was sentenced to a prison term of 159 years to life. Id. The California Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction. Id. The California Supreme Court denied review. Petition at 3. Petitioner states that he filed no other appeals or habeas petitions. Id. DISCUSSION STANDARD OF REVIEW…