Benavidez.
Rogers v. Benavidez.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MICHAEL D. ROGERS, Case No. 22-cv-05485-JST
Petitioner,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL; DENYING
v. CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY
TAMMY L. CAMPBELL, Respondent.
12 Petitioner, an inmate at Corcoran State Prison, filed this pro se action seeking a writ of habeas corpus. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DISMISSES the amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus as second or successive, and DENIES a certificate of appealability. 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 for a writ of habeas corpus shall “award the writ or issue an order directing the respondent to show cause why the writ should…