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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:1651 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BOMANI JAHI BROADNAX,

Plaintiff,

 v.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,

Defendant. /

No. C 13-05319 WHA

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL

BRIEFING

The petition for a writ of habeas corpus asserts that petitioner is challenging his custody

under a state court indictment, rather than a conviction or sentence. In the petition, under the

category dates and terms of sentence, petitioner stated: “Awaiting Trial. This is a double

jeopardy claim” (Pet. 2). 

There is a question of whether this Court has subject-matter jurisdiction to hear this case 

(even though petitioner has subsequently been convicted and sentenced). Section 2254(a) states

that “a district court shall entertain an application for a writ of habeas corpus in behalf of a

person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a state court only on the ground that he is in

custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.”

While it is uncontested that petitioner was in custody when he filed his petition, it is

unclear whether the state court’s denial of petitioner’s motion to dismiss the indictment, based

on double jeopardy grounds, constitutes a state court judgement under Section 2254.

The parties shall brief the issue of subject-matter jurisdiction, in FIVE PAGES OR LESS,

BY NOON ON FEBRUARY 6, 2015.

Dated: January 30, 2015. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 3:13-cv-05319-WHA Document 6 Filed 01/30/15 Page 1 of 1