Pfeiffer
(PC) Trotter v. Pfeiffer
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES TROTTER, Case No. 1:18-cv-00259-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
FOR NEW TRIAL, REVIEW OF EVIDENCE,
v. RESENTENCING, AND APPOINTMENT OF
COUNSEL
WARDEN PFEIFFER, et al. (ECF No. 42) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff James Trotter is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for new trial, review of evidence, resentencing, and appointment of counsel, filed on August 5, 2019. (ECF No. 42.) In his motion, Plaintiff asserts that the criminal judgment against him was obtained due to his trial counsel’s ineffective assistance and because evidence favorable to him was suppressed by the prosecution. Additionally, Plaintiff has attached a completed confidential citizen’s complaint form and a completed form petition for resentencing pursuant to California Penal Code §…