(HC) Watkins v. Tuolumne County Superior Court
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAYMOND C. WATKINS, Case No. 1:18-cv-01656-AWI-JDP Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT COURT DISMISS PETITION FOR
v. WRIT OF MANDAMUS AT SCREENING TUOLUMNE COUNTY SUPERIOR ECF No.
COURT,
15 Respondent. 16 Petitioner Raymond C. Watkins, a civil detainee without counsel, has filed at least twelve cases against the Tuolumne County Superior Court, alleging a wide variety of misconduct. In this case, petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus, claiming: (1) double jeopardy, (2) his wife’s deliberate indifference to his defense needs, (3) general conspiracy involving the judge, the prosecutor, and petitioner’s counsel in an ongoing criminal proceeding, seeking to deprive petitioner of effective assistance of counsel, and (4) retaliation by jail staff for filing grievances. 23 1 Petitioner’s allegations include judicial corruption, general conspiracy among various state actors to obstruct justice, ineffective assistance of counsel,…