Lopez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOEVON LOPEZ, Case No. 21-cv-07599-JST

Petitioner,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.

R. C. JOHNSON, Respondent.

12 Petitioner, an inmate at California State Prison, Los Angeles County, 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’s has paid the filing fee. ECF No. 7. BACKGROUND According to the petition, on or about January 12, 2018, Petitioner was sentenced to a term of forty-five years to life in state prison, after being convicted by an Alameda County jury of first degree murder and being an ex-felon in possession of a weapon. Dkt. No. 1 at 1-2. Petitioner unsuccessfully appealed his conviction to both the state appellate court and the California Supreme Court. Dkt. No.…