Legal Opinion
Xavier Fort v. Neil McDowell
District Court, C.D. California
Decided August 16, 2019No. 5:19-cv-01223Unknown
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CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL Case No. 5:19-cv-01223-JVS (SK) Date August 16, 2019 Title Xavier Fort v. McDowell, Warden , Present: The Honorable Steve Kim, U.S. Magistrate Judge Connie Chung n/a Deputy Clerk Court Smart / Recorder Attorneys Present for Petitioner: Attorneys Present for Respondent: None present None present Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE In August 2019, Petitioner filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his life sentence without possibility of parole for felony murder. See People v. Fort, 2018 WL 1835806, at *4 (Cal. Ct. App. Apr. 18, 2018).1 After his…
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