Koenig
(HC) Sharp v. Koenig
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY ANDRE SHARP, Case No. 1:20-cv-00139-JDP Petitioner, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO FILE
PETITION AS A MOTION TO AMEND IN
v. RELATED CASE CRAIG KOENIG, ECF No. 1 Respondent. ORDER DENYING MOTIONS FOR
COUNSEL AND TO STAY
16 ECF Nos. 5, 6
ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO
ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSE CASE 19 Petitioner Anthony Andre Sharp, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. This matter is before us for preliminary review. Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, we must examine the habeas corpus petition and order a response to it unless it “plainly appears” that the petitioner is not entitled to relief. See Valdez v. Montgomery, 918 F.3d 687, 693 (9th Cir. 2019); Boyd v. Thompson, 147 F.3d 1124, 1127 (9th Cir. 1998). At this early stage, Rule 4 gives “courts an active role in summarily…