Jared Martin v. R. Fisher, Jr

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No.: 2:20-cv-09527-MWF-MAA Date: November 5, 2020 Title: Jared Martin v. R. Fisher, Jr.

Present: The Honorable MARIA A. AUDERO, United States Magistrate Judge

James Muñoz N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants:

N/A N/A

Proceedings (In Chambers): Order re: Filing of Petition

On September 28, 2020, the Court received and filed Petitioner Jared Martin’s (“Petitioner”) pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Section 2254”) (“Petition”). (Pet., ECF No. 1.) The Petition alleges eight grounds for federal habeas relief:

Ground 1: Due process claim based on governmental misconduct, alleging that Petitioner’s public defender gave him false information and “tricked [Petitioner] into pleading to the charges[.]” (Id. at 5.)1 Ground 2: Due process claim alleging prosecutorial misconduct based on the prosecutor’s decision to press charges despite the lack of victims or witnesses. (Id. at 5–6.) Ground 3: Due process and Confrontation Clause claims alleging that…