Young
(HC) Isaac Jones v. Young
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ISAAC JONES, Case No. 1:19-cv-00411-JDP Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S
MOTION TO AMEND PETITION
v. ECF No. 8 S. YOUNG, Respondent. 16 Petitioner Isaac Jones, a federal prisoner without counsel, petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No. 1. Before the court is petitioner’s motion to amend his petition. ECF No. 8. “A habeas petition ‘may be amended or supplemented as provided in the rules of procedure applicable to civil actions.’” Alfaro v. Johnson, 862 F.3d 1176, 1183 (9th Cir. 2017) (quoting 28 U.S.C. § 2242). Because this is petitioner’s first motion to amend and we grant leave to amend once as a matter of course, we grant petitioner’s motion. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1); ECF No. 8. Considering petitioner’s declaration that his access to legal research materials is limited at his prison, we will grant petitioner’s request for 60 days to submit his first amended petition. ECF No. 8 at…