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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ART SWOPE, ) Case No.: 1:23-cv-01412-SKO (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR PRODUCTION ) OF DOCUMENTS v. ) ) [Doc. 33] ) LUNDY, ) ) Respondent. ) ) )

18 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On May 16, 2024, Petitioner filed a motion requesting that the “Attorney General copy and send the petitioner all documents he has relating to this case.” (Doc. 33.) On May 29, 2024, Respondent filed an opposition to the motion. (Doc. 37.) Petitioner’s motion is essentially a discovery request in the form of a request for production of documents. The writ of habeas corpus is not a proceeding in the original criminal prosecution but an independent civil suit.” Riddle v. Dyche, 262 U.S. 333, 335-336 (1923); See, e.g., Keeney v. Tamayo- 27 …