Diaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD ANTHONY PETERSON, No. 2:19-cv-01480 WBS GGH P Petitioner, v. ORDER RALPH M. DIAZ, Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner has moved for reconsideration of the undersigned’s order denying his request for an emergency release on conditions/bail due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. ECF No. 37. As part of the reconsideration proceeding, the undersigned directed respondent to include in his briefing: whether petitioner would be released in 2020; whether petitioner was on a state created compassionate release list; and to describe the COVID-19 conditions at petitioner’s particular prison. ECF No. 40. Respondent timely did so on April 24, 2020. ECF No. 43. Petitioner has not filed a reply as the undersigned directed that he could. However, petitioner’s relatives have been filing “friend of the court” or “next friend” briefings and submittals. See ECF No. 38, 42, 44. To the extent that these filings can be considered declarations of…