Opinion
No. 2:13-cv-0783 CKD P
04-29-2013
KELLY WILSON, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent.
ORDER AND
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS
Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with an application for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. Accordingly, the application to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).
Petitioner challenges his 1996 conviction and sentence. Court records indicate that petitioner has filed prior petitions in this court challenging his 1996 conviction and sentence. See Wilson v. Grounds, No. 2:12-cv-0305 WBS KJN P (E.D. Cal.), Dkt. No. 17 (summarizing prior cases). The first of these petitions was filed on September 1, 1999 and was denied on the merits on April 26, 2004. Wilson v. Fairman, No. 2:99-cv-1711 JKS (E.D. Cal.), Dkt. No. 34. The dismissal was with prejudice. Id.
In 1996, petitioner was convicted in the Sutter County Superior Court for multiple sexual offenses, resulting in a sentence of 175 years to life. See Wilson v. People of California, No. 2:13-cv-0683 CKD P (E.D. Cal.), Dkt. No. 4.
A petition is second or successive if it makes "claims contesting the same custody imposed by the same judgment of a state court" that the petitioner previously challenged, and on which the federal court issued a decision on the merits. Burton v. Stewart, 549 U.S. 147, 153 (2007); see also Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 485-486 (2000). "Before a second or successive application . . . is filed in the district court, the applicant shall move in the appropriate court of appeals for an order authorizing the district court to consider the application." 28 U.S.C. § 2244(3)(A). Without an order from the appellate court, the district court is without jurisdiction to consider a second or successive petition. See Burton, 549 U.S. at 152, 157. As petitioner offers no evidence that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has authorized this court to consider a second or successive petition challenging his 1996 conviction, this action should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Petitioner's application to proceed in forma pauperis is granted; and
2. The Clerk of the Court shall assign a district judge to this action.
IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that this action be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within fourteen days after being served with these findings and recommendations, any party may file written objections with the court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a document should be captioned "Objections to Magistrate Judge's Findings and Recommendations." In his objections petitioner may address whether a certificate of appealability should issue in the event he files an appeal of the judgment in this case. See Rule 11, Federal Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases (the district court must issue or deny a certificate of appealability when it enters a final order adverse to the applicant). Petitioner is advised that failure to file objections within the specified time may waive the right to appeal the District Court's order. Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991).
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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE