Unknown
(HC) Munoz v. Unknown
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RENÉ MUÑOZ, No. 2:21-cv-01171 GGH P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
UNKNOWN, Respondent. 16 Petitioner requested an extension of time of one hundred twenty (120) days to file a petition for writ of habeas corpus. ECF No. 4. The court cannot issue an extension of time in which to file a petition. See Martinez v. Unknown, No. 2:21-cv-0033 DB P, 2021 WL 606252 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 13, 2021); Ziegler v. Washington, No. C10-5263 BHS/KLS, 2010 WL 2331030 (W.D. Wash. June 10, 2010); In re Burgess, No. C 01-1991 SI (PR), 2001 WL 603609 (N.D. Cal. May 23, 2001). Petitioner’s initial filing was docketed as a “Motion for Extension of Time.” ECF No. 1. However, the document itself was in fact a request for information on how to obtain counsel and how to file an application for a writ of habeas corpus. Id. The undersigned informed petitioner “[i]n order to commence an action, petitioner must file a…