Smith v. Davis

1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 6 Case No. 19-cv-08152-SI 7 TROY SMITH, 8 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO PROCEED 9 v. Re: Dkt. No. 13 10 RONALD DAVIS, 11 Defendant. 12 13 Petitioner Troy Smith, an inmate at San Quentin State Prison, is currently serving a 26-year 14 sentence. Petitioner filed the instant motion for leave to proceed with a second habeas petition 15 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2244. Dkt. No. 7 (Mot. to Proceed). The Court hereby DENIES petitioner’s 16 motion for failing to satisfy 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b). 17 18 BACKGROUND 19 Petitioner’s case…