Pedro Medina Castillon v. The People of the State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PEDRO MEDINA CASTILLON, Case No. 21-cv-00973-EMC

Petitioner,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE

v. TO AMEND

RAYMOND MADDEN, Warden, Docket Nos. 1, 17 Respondent.

12 13 I. INTRODUCTION Pedro Medina Castillon, an inmate currently housed at the Corcoran State Prison, filed this pro se action for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. See Docket No. 1 (“Original Petition”). The Court reviewed the Original Petition and found it was cognizable in part, but dismissed with leave to amend as to four claims because those claims were based solely on state law. See Docket No. 13. After an extension of time, Mr. Castillon filed an amended petition, but it was dismissed with leave to amend because it suffered from the same defect. See Docket No. 17. Mr. Castillon now has filed a second amended petition (“SAP”), which is now before the Court for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2243 and…