Juan Carlos Cruz v. Juan Carlos Santoro

Case 2:21-cv-08031-GJS Document 16 Filed 06/07/22 Page 1 of 24 Page ID #:1787 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JUAN CARLOS CRUZ, Case No. 2:21-cv-08031-GJS 12 Petitioner MEMORANDUM OPINION 13 v. AND ORDER 14 KELLY SANTORO, 15 Respondent. 16 17 18 On October 7, 2021, Petitioner filed a habeas petition pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 19

2254. [Dkt. 1, “Petition,”] On February 2, 2022, Respondent filed an Answer to the 20 Petition [Dkt. 11] and lodged relevant portions of the state record [Dkt. 13, (“LD”)]. 21 Petitioner did not file a Reply, despite…