Spearman
(HC) Pryor v. Spearman
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL B. PRYOR, No. 2:14-cv-01521-DB Petitioner, v. ORDER M. SPEARMAN, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding through counsel with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his 2011 conviction imposed by the Tehama County Superior Court for cultivating, possession of, and transportation of marijuana, and for driving with a suspended or revoked license. This matter proceeds on claims one and five in petitioner’s second amended habeas petition. (ECF No. 80.) Petitioner alleges he was denied due process when he was denied the right to file a motion to suppress evidence and the prosecutor threatened a witness rendering her unavailable to testify. (ECF No. 60.) Both parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge in this case. (See ECF Nos. 7, 17, 83.) For the reasons set forth below, this court will deny the petition. See 28 U.S.C. §…