Bowen
Bowen v. Samuels
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOEVON L BOWEN, Case No. 23-cv-00291-JST
Petitioner,
ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO
v. REOPEN; VACATING ORDER OF
DISMISSAL AND JUDGMENT;
DANNY SAMUELS, ORDERING RESPONDENT TO SHOW
CAUSE; DENYING REQUEST FOR
Respondent. LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA
PAUPERIS AS MOOT
12 Re: ECF No. 12-14 13 Petitioner, an inmate at California’s Men Colony, filed this pro se action seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the San Francisco Superior Court’s 2020 denial of his Cal Penal Code § 1170.95 petition for re-sentencing. See generally ECF No. 1. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Petitioner’s request to reopen the case, ECF No. 7; DENIES as moot Petitioner’s request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 6; VACATES the Order of Dismissal and Judgment (ECF Nos. 4, 5); REOPENS this action; and ORDERS Respondent to show cause why federal habeas relief should not be…