Davis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JORGE CONTRERAS, Case No. 1:19-cv-01523-AWI-SAB Petitioner, DEATH PENALTY CASE v. ORDER APPOINTING REPLACEMENT

CO-COUNSEL

RONALD DAVIS, Warden of San Quentin State Prison, 14 Respondent.1

16 On October 28, 2019, Petitioner, a state prisoner convicted of first degree felony murder and robbery and sentenced to death (Tulare County Superior Court Case No. 37619), commenced this federal habeas corpus proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On December 6, 2019, the Court appointed Brian Pomerantz, Esq., and Ken Murray, Esq., to represent Petitioner as co-counsel in this proceeding, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3599. On April 22, 2022, Ken Murray filed notice of withdrawal as co-counsel. On May 2, 2022, the Court issued an order referring the case to the Selection Board for the Eastern District of California for recommendation of suitable replacement co-counsel. On June 24, 2022, the Selection Board recommended that attorney…