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Parties Involved:
Ralph M. Diaz
Respondent
Marvin Johnson
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARVIN JOHNSON,

Petitioner,

v.

RALPH M. DIAZ, Warden, California 

Substance Abuse Treatment Facility,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:12-cv-01210-SKO HC

ORDER TAKING JUDICIAL NOTICE

(Doc. 34)

Petitioner, proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 2254,

1 moves the Court "to review Petitioner's trial record and petition." Doc. 34. Petitioner urges 

the Court to consider People v. Le, 61 Cal.4th 416 (2015), a case relevant to Petitioner's claim that 

the evidence did not support his conviction as an associate of a street gang, in violation of California 

Penal Code § 186.22(a) and (b). The Court considers the motion to be a motion for judicial notice.

Federal courts may take judicial notice of state decisions. Lamar v. Micou, 114 U.S. 218, 

223 (1885); White v. Gittens, 121 F.3d 803, 805 n. 1 (1st Cir. 1997) ("[W]e may take judicial notice 

of published state court dispositions of cases"). Although the California Supreme Court's opinion in 

Le is not binding on this Court, the Court finds it potentially to be of persuasive value and relevant to 

Petitioner's contentions in his petition for writ of habeas corpus.

 

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Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1), both parties consented, in writing, to the jurisdiction of a United States Magistrate 

Judge to conduct all further proceedings in this case, including the entry of final judgment.

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The Court hereby GRANTS Petitioner's motion of judicial notice of People v. Le, 61 Cal.4th

416 (2015).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 4, 2015 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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