Archuleta

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DAVID CLAIR ARCHULETA, Case No. 23-cv-05222-JSC

Petitioner,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE;

v. GRANTING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN

FORMA PAUPERIS

PATRICK COVELLO, (ECF No. 5) Respondent.

INTRODUCTION Petitioner, a prisoner of the State of California proceeding without an attorney, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his state court judgment. (ECF No. 11.) Because the petition states grounds for federal habeas relief that are capable of judicial determination, a response from Respondent is warranted. Petitioner is also GRANTED leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). BACKGROUND In 2022, Petitioner was convicted of a variety of offenses in Lake County Superior Court. (Id. at 2.) The trial court sentenced him to a term of 17 years and four months in state prison. (Id.) In 2023, the California Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment, and the…