Uhuru
Uhuru v. Burton
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KOHEN DIALLO UHURU, Case No. 22-cv-07058-JST
Petitioner,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL; DENYING
v. CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY
JENNIFER BENAVIDEZ, Respondent.
12 Petitioner, an inmate at California Medical Facility, filed this pro se action seeking a writ of habeas corpus. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DISMISSES this petition for a writ of habeas corpus both for lack of federal habeas jurisdiction and as second or successive, and DENIES a certificate of appealability. Petitioner’s request to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. ECF No. 2. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review This Court may entertain a petition for writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on the ground that he is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). A district court considering an application…