Casillas v. Secretary of Corrections

Filing 38

ORDER DENYING Petitioner's 34 Motion for Discovery as Premature signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 2/23/2018. (Sant Agata, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OMAR CASILLAS,

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Petitioner,

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No. 1:17-cv-00511-LJO-SKO HC

v.
SECRETARY OF CORRECTIONS,

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Respondent.

ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S
MOTION FOR DISCOVERY AS
PREMATURE
(DOC. 34)

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Petitioner, Omar Casillas, is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with

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a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On February 20, 2018,

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Petitioner filed a motion to order Respondent to provide him with state court records.

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On December 28, 2017, the Court ordered Respondent to file a responsive brief and to
lodge the state court records in this case within 60 days. With the recently granted extension of

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time (Doc. 37), Respondent has until March 28, 2018, to file a response and lodge the state court
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records. Respondent will serve the lodged documents on Petitioner when Respondent files them

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with the Court.

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Based on the foregoing, the Court DENIES Petitioner’s motion as premature.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

February 23, 2018

/s/

Sheila K. Oberto

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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