Mitchell v. CDCR Director

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENYATTA QUINN MITCHELL, Case No.: 21-CV-1261 JLS (MDD)

Petitioner,

ORDER: (1) SUMMARILY

v. DISMISSING SUCCESSIVE

PETITION PURSUANT TO

CDCR DIRECTOR, et al., 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(A) Respondents. GATEKEEPER PROVISION; (2) DENYING REQUEST TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

AS MOOT; AND (3) DECLINING

TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF

APPEALABILITY

19 (ECF Nos. 1, 2)

Petitioner Kenyatta Quinn Mitchell (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 that challenges his 2016 conviction in San Diego County Superior Court, case number SCN362476, for which he was sentenced to 17 years. See ECF No. 1 (“Pet.”) at 1. Petitioner has also filed a request to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) (“IFP Mot.,” ECF No. 2), which the Court DENIES AS MOOT because this case is summarily dismissed pursuant…