Christopher Michael MacFarland v. James Hill

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL Case No. 25-cv-05097-JST MACFARLAND, 8 Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 9 v. Re: ECF No. 18 10 JAMES HILL, 11 Defendant. 12 13 Petitioner Christopher MacFarland filed this habeas action on June 12, 2025. ECF No. 1. 14 He was represented by Michael Hayden and Tamara Zivot, attorneys for Unite the People, an 15 organization based in Long Beach. Id. On August 23, 2025, Attorney Michael Hayden moved to 16 withdraw as counsel, explaining that his employment with Unite the People had terminated. ECF 17 No.…