BOARD OF PRISON TERMS v. Superior Court

Opinion

BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, Acting P. J.

I. INTRODUCTION

In these original proceedings, the Board of Prison Terms (Board) seeks extraordinary relief from the superior court’s orders to show cause issued in the habeas corpus proceedings pertaining to Viet Mike Ngo (In re Ngo, case No. 127611), Rolando Gaoiran (In re Gaoiran, case No. 105491), Daniel Bettencourt (In re Bettencourt, case No. 79903), and Donald Ray Lewis (In re Lewis, case No. 68038.) The Board contends that the superior court exceeded its jurisdiction when it issued orders to show cause that require the Board to respond to claims…