Pollard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAUL JOSEPH MARTINEZ, No. 2:20-cv-02348 GGH P Petitioner, v. ORDER MARCUS POLLARD, Warden, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding in pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On January 4, 2021, the court received a letter written from another inmate, Doyle Wayne Davis, regarding petitioner’s death. ECF No. 12. The undersigned issued an order directing the respondent to confirm whether petitioner is deceased. ECF No. 13. Respondent has filed a response and has confirmed the death of petitioner. ECF No. 16. Respondent has also included //// //// //// //// //// //// //// documentation from the state prison confirming petitioner’s death on December 28, 2020. ECF No. 16-1. Because petitioner’s death renders this case moot, petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus will be dismissed. Garceau v. Woodford, 399 F.3d 1101 (9th Cir. 2005). …