Carr
(HC) Rivers v. Carr
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MELVIN WARREN RIVERS, Case No. 1:19-cv-00292-DAD-SAB-HC
Petitioner, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
DISCOVERY
v. (ECF No. 16) MELISSA PARR, Respondent.
16 Petitioner is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. On October 15, 2019, the Court received the instant motion for discovery, wherein Petitioner requests a copy of Detective Bales’s interview of the victim that occurred on or around September 9, 2013. (ECF No. 16). Although discovery is available pursuant to Rule 6 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases,1 it is only granted at the Court’s discretion, and upon a showing of good cause. Bracy v. Gramley, 520 U.S. 899, 904 (1997); McDaniel v. U.S. District Court (Jones), 127 F.3d 886, 888 (9th Cir. 1997); Jones v. Wood, 114 F.3d 1002, 1009 (9th Cir. 1997); Rule 6(a), Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. Good cause is shown “where specific allegations before the court show reason to believe that the…