Dominique Merriman v. State of California

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DOMINIQUE MERRIMAN, ) NO. CV 19-5757-AB (AGR) ) 12 Petitioner, ) ) OPINION AND ORDER ON 13 v. ) SECOND OR SUCCESSIVE ) PETITION 14 ) MICHAEL MARTEL, Warden, ) 15 ) Respondent.1 ) 16 ) ) 17 18 Because Petitioner previously challenged the same underlying state-court 19 judgment in a prior habeas action that the Court dismissed with prejudice, and 20 because Petitioner lacks Ninth Circuit authorization to file a second or successive 21 habeas petition, the Court lacks jurisdiction over the Petition for Writ of…