James Lee Thomas III v. Gigi Matterson

JS-6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION JAMES LEE THOMAS ITI, Case No. CV 23-08228-JFW (DFM) Petitioner, ORDER SUMMARILY DISMISSING PETITION AND DENYING A V. CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY GIGI MATTERSON, Respondent. I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner James Lee Thomas III is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. See Dkt. 1 (“Petition”). Petitioner challenges his 2021 conviction and sentence for assault with a firearm. See

id. at 2. For the reasons set forth below, the Petition…