Pfeiffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TRAVIS RAY THOMPSON, No. 2:19-cv-2175 WBS KJN P Petitioner, v. ORDER CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. One of petitioner’s habeas claims concerns the state court’s denial of his motion to substitute counsel, commonly referred to as a “Marsden1 motion” in California state courts. The state court held a Marsden hearing in September 20162 and sealed the transcript. (ECF No. 15-4 at 23.) Respondent’s lodged documents do not include the sealed Marsden hearing transcript, which is relevant to this Court’s review of petitioner’s claim. On March 21, 2022, this Court ordered respondent to lodge the sealed September 2016 Marsden hearing transcript within 14 days of the order. (ECF No. 35.) Respondent filed a

1 People v. Marsden, 2 Cal. 3d 118 (1970).

26 2 The reporter’s transcript indicates that the date of…