Peters
Peters v. Madden
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 DARREN MICHAEL PETERS, BC4492, Case No. 22-cv-06480-SK (PR)
Petitioner,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v.
RAYMOND MADDEN, Warden, (ECF No. 2) Respondent.
Petitioner, a state prisoner incarcerated at the R. J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) in San Diego, has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging a conviction and sentence from Napa County Superior Court. He also seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. BACKGROUND Pursuant to a plea agreement, Petitioner pleaded no contest to five counts of making criminal threats. On May 13, 2019, the trial court sentenced him to a prison term of 16 years four months and imposed several fines and fees. Petitioner appealed the imposition of the fees and fines, but the California Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment on January 29, 2020. Petitioner did not seek further review from the California Supreme Court.…