United States v. Nelson

467 F.2d 1380 UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Roney R. NUNES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis S. NELSON, Warden, San Quentin Prison, Tamal, California, People of the State of California, Real Party in Interest, Defendants-Appellees. No. 26457. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Oct. 2, 1972. Roney R. Nunes, in pro. per. Nancy S. Reller, Deputy Atty. Gen. (argued), Eric Collins, Deputy Atty. Gen., William E. James, Asst. Atty. Gen., Herbert L. Ashby, Chief Asst. Atty. Gen., Evelle J. Younger, Atty. Gen., San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Before WRIGHT and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and FERGUSON, District Judge. * PER CURIAM: 1 While a state prisoner, following convictions for robbery, burglary and grand theft, appellant took a direct appeal which is now pending in the appellate courts of California. In April 1970, he filed with the district court a habeas corpus petition, in which he sought an order entitling him to inspect certain items of evidence in the possession of local officials for use in preparing a future petition for a writ of habeas corpus, and also an order prohibiting prison authorities from pursuing a variety of practices said to deny him…