Sullivan
(HC) Jones v. Sullivan
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CORNELIUS L. JONES, No. 2:19-cv-1160 WBS DB P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
W. J. SULLIVAN, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his 2014 convictions for attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and assault likely to cause great bodily injury. Presently before the court is petitioner’s request for the stay to be lifted (ECF No. 22) and his motion to appoint counsel (ECF No. 23). For the reasons set forth below the court will recommend that the stay be lifted and deny the motion to appoint counsel. I. Motion to Lift the Stay This action proceeds on petitioner’s amended petition. (ECF No. 7.) Petitioner challenges his November 20, 2014 conviction in the Sacramento County Superior Court. (ECF No. 7 at 1.) He claims that he did…