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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LUIS MIGUEL GONZALEZ, Case No. 1:18-cv-00039-DAD-JDP (HC) Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S

MOTION FOR DISCOVERY

v. ECF No. 18 at 38-40 MICHAEL SEXTON,

ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL FOR

Respondent. LIMITED PURPOSE OF DISCOVERY 16 Petitioner Luis Miguel Gonzalez, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner alleges that his appellate counsel abandoned him during his state appellate proceeding. According to petitioner, his appellate counsel failed to confer with him and to keep him informed of the status of the case. In addition, petitioner, his family members, and the state bar association contacted the appellate counsel to request records, but got no response. Even now, petitioner states, he lacks access to the records that he needs to pursue various postconviction remedies. He claims that his appellate counsel’s inaction constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel and…