Rhodney Dean Smith v. Sircoya Williams, Warden California Medical Facility

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EASTERN DIVISION 11 RHODNEY DEAN SMITH, ) No. 5:26-cv-01659-WLH-JDE ) 12 Petitioner, ) ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY 13 v. ) ) THE FIRST AMENDED 14 SIRCOYA WILLIAMS, Warden ) ) P D E IS T M IT I I S O S N ED S HOULD NOT BE 15 California Medical Facility, ) ) ) 16 Respondent. ) 17 ) 18 I. 19 20 INTRODUCTION 21 On April 6, 2026, the Court received from Rhodney Smith (“Petitioner”), 22 a state detainee at the California Medical Facility, located in Vacaville, 23 California, proceeding pro se, a “Petition for Writ of…