Schuyler
(HC) Briggs v. Schuyler
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHNNY LEE BRIGGS, No. 1:24-cv-00310-KES-SKO (HC) Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION
TO CONDUCT DISCOVERY
v. [Doc. 16] C. SCHUYLER, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He filed the instant petition on March 14, 2024. (Doc. 1.) Respondent filed an answer to the petition on May 3, 2024. (Doc. 10.) On June 7, 2024, the Court issued Findings and Recommendations to deny the petition. (Doc. 11.) The Findings and Recommendations are now awaiting review by the District Court. Pending before the Court is Petitioner’s motion to conduct discovery which he filed on September 6, 2024. (Doc. 16.) Petitioner provides no valid reason for conducting discovery and discovery in any case would be futile. Therefore, the motion will be DENIED. DISCUSSION The writ of habeas corpus is not a proceeding in the…