Leon
Leon v. People of California
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 JOSEPH R. LEON, Case No. 23-cv-05513-CRB (PR)
9 Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
10 v.
11 PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., (ECF No. 2) 12 Defendant(s).
13 On May 17, 2021, while a pre-trial detainee in custody at the Santa Clara County Jail, 14 Joseph R. Leon filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 asserting 15 a claim of excessive bail. See Leon v. Smith, No. 21-cv-03720-VC, slip op. at 1 (N.D. Cal. May 16 19, 2022) (order). On March 25, 2022, the court (Chhabria, J.) conditionally granted the petition 17 if the Santa Clara County Superior Court does not hold a constitutionally compliant bail hearing 18 within 21 days. The superior court held a bail hearing on April 8, 2022, reduced bail to $50,000, 19 and ordered Leon released subject to various conditions. Leon agreed to the conditions, and he 20 was released on bail on April 29, 2022. The court then dismissed as moot Leon’s federal habeas 21 case on May 19, 2022. 22 On October 23,…