Dominique Merriman v. State of California, No. 2:2019cv05757 - Document 5 (C.D. Cal. 2019)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER ON SECOND OR SUCCESSIVE PETITION by Judge Andre Birotte Jr. The Clerk is directed to send Petitioner a copy of Ninth Circuit Form 12 so that he can provide the necessary information to the Ninth Circuit for such an application. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Judgment be entered summarily dismissing the Petition 1 and action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. (Attachments: # 1 Form 12, # 2 Form 12 Instructions) (kl)

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Dominique Merriman v. State of California Doc. 5 Att. 1 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Form 12. Application for Leave to File Second or Successive Petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 or Motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 Instructions for this form: http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/forms/form12instructions.pdf 9th Cir. Case Number (to be provided by court) ____________________________ Applicant Name _____________________________________________________ Prisoner Registration Number __________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Name of Respondent (Warden) _________________________________________ You MUST answer the following questions: (1) What conviction(s) are you challenging? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ (2) In what court(s) were you convicted of these crime(s)? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ (3) What was the date of each of your conviction(s) and what is the length of each sentence? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Feedback or questions about this form? Email us at forms@ca9.uscourts.gov Form 12 1 Rev. 12/01/18 Dockets.Justia.com For questions (4) through (10), provide information separately for each of your previous §§ 2254 or 2255 proceedings. Use additional pages if necessary. (4) Has the judgment of your conviction or sentence been modified or amended? If yes, when and by what court? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ (5) With respect to each conviction and sentence, have you ever filed a petition or motion for habeas corpus relief in federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 or § 2255? Yes No (a) In which federal district court did you file a petition or motion? _____________________________________________________________ (b) What was the docket number? _____________________________________________________________ (c) On what date did you file the petition/motion? _____________________________________________________________ (6) What grounds were raised in your previous habeas proceeding? (list all grounds and issues previously raised in that petition/ motion) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ (7) Did the district court hold an evidentiary hearing? Yes No Feedback or questions about this form? Email us at forms@ca9.uscourts.gov Form 12 2 Rev. 12/01/18 (8) How did the district court rule on your petition/motion? District court dismissed petition/motion. If yes, on what grounds? __________________________________________________ District court denied petition/motion. District court granted relief. If yes, on what claims and what was the relief? __________________________________________________ (9) On what date did the district court decide your petition/motion? ________________________________________________________________ (10) Did you file an appeal from that disposition? Yes No (a) What was the docket number of your appeal? _______________________________________________________________ (b) How did the court of appeals decide your appeal? _______________________________________________________________ (11) State concisely each and every ground or issue you wish to raise in your current petition or motion for habeas relief. Summarize briefly the facts supporting each ground or issue. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Feedback or questions about this form? Email us at forms@ca9.uscourts.gov Form 12 3 Rev. 12/01/18 (12) For each ground raised, was it raised in the state courts? If so, what did the state courts rule and when? (Attach a copy of all relevant state court decisions, if available) ________________________________________________________________ (13) For each ground/issue raised, was this claim raised in any prior federal petition/motion? (list each ground separately) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ (14) For each ground/issue raised, does this claim rely on a new rule of constitutional law? (list each ground separately and give case name and citation for each new rule of law) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ (15) For each ground/issue raised, does this claim rely on newly discovered evidence? What is the evidence and when did you discover it? Why has this newly discovered evidence not been previously available to you? (list each ground separately) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Feedback or questions about this form? Email us at forms@ca9.uscourts.gov Form 12 4 Rev. 12/01/18 (16) For each ground/issue raised, does the newly discovered evidence establish your innocence? How? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ (17) For each ground/issue raised, does the newly discovered evidence establish a federal constitutional error? Which provision of the Constitution was violated and how? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ (18) Provide any other basis for your application not previously stated. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Signature ____________________________________ Date _________________ In capital cases only, proof of service on respondent MUST be attached. A sample proof of service is attached to this form. Attach proposed section 2254 petition or section 2255 motion to this application. Mail this form to the court at: Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, P.O. Box 193939, San Francisco, CA 94119-3939 Feedback or questions about this form? Email us at forms@ca9.uscourts.gov Form 12 5 Rev. 12/01/18 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Applications for Leave to File Second or Successive 28 U.S.C. §§ 2254/2255 Petitions/Motions DEATH PENALTY CASES ONLY Case Name ____________________________ v. __________________________ I certify that a copy of the application for leave to file a second or successive 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition or § 2255 motion with any attachments was served, either in person or by mail, on the person listed below. Signature __________________________________________________________ (Notary NOT required) Date of Service ____________________________ Name Address _________________________ _________________________________________ Feedback or questions about this form? Email us at forms@ca9.uscourts.gov Form 12 6 Rev. 12/01/18

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