Bratcher
Bratcher v. Jusino
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHYANN FINE BRATCHER, Case No. 23-cv-02929-JSC
Petitioner,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v.
WARDEN JUSINO, Respondent.
INTRODUCTION Petitioner, a federal prisoner at the Federal Correctional Institute in Dublin, California, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. She has paid the filing fee. Because the petition, when liberally construed, states a claim that may warrant federal habeas relief, Respondent is ordered to show cause why it should not be granted. DISCUSSION I. Standard of Review A district court may entertain a petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging the execution of a federal sentence only on the ground the sentence is being executed “in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c)(3); United States v. Giddings, 740 F.2d 770, 772 (9th Cir. 1984). The Court should “award the writ or issue an order directing…