(HC)West
(HC)West v. Attorney General of the State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
KENNETH JAMES WEST, Case No. 1:22-cv-00172-KES-CDB (HC)
Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION
TO APPOINT COUNSEL
v. (Doc. 37) ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, ORDER LIFING STAY
15 Respondent. (Doc. 33)
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
DISMISSING IN PART PETITIONER’S
SECOND AMENDED PETITION
18 (Doc. 38) 19 30-DAY DEADLINE 20 Clerk of the Court to Substitute Named Respondent
On February 7, 2022, Petitioner Kenneth James West (“Petitioner”) a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus. (Doc. 1). On March 27, 2024, Petitioner filed the operative second amended petition and a motion to appoint counsel. (Docs. 37-38). Background and Procedural Posture On May 21, 2018, Petitioner was convicted in Fresno County Superior Court for multiple sex offenses against minors. (Docs. 20-1; 38 at 1). On August 6, 2018, Petitioner was sentenced to an indeterminate state…