(HC) Godfrey v. Warden PBSP
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSHUA MICHAEL GODFREY, Case No. 1:19-cv-01197-LJO-JDP Petitioner, ORDER REQUIRING RESPONSE TO
PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS
v. CORPUS, SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE,
AND DIRECTING SERVICE OF
WARDEN PBSP, DOCUMENTS Respondent. ECF No. 1 ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION
TO APPOINT COUNSEL
17 ECF No. 2 18 19 Petitioner Joshua Michael Godfrey, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. The matter is before the court for preliminary review. Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, the court must examine the habeas corpus petition and order a response to the petition unless it “plainly appears” that the petitioner is not entitled to relief. It does not plainly appear that petitioner is not entitled to relief. Therefore, we order the government to respond to the petition, set a briefing…