Nevschmid

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TABARRI TOWNSEND, Case No. 1:22-cv-00590-SKO (HC)

Petitioner, ORDER REGARDING PETITIONER’S

MOTION TO UNSEAL DOCUMENTS

v. [Doc. 13] ROBERT NEUSCHMID, Respondent.

16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On June 23, 2022, Respondent lodged the state court record in this case. (Doc. 12.) Respondent noted that two confidential documents, not pertinent to the claims raised by Petitioner, were not included in the lodging: a transcript of a hearing conducted pursuant to People v. Marsden, 2 Cal.3d 118 (1970) and Petitioner’s probation report. On July 1, 2022, Petitioner filed a request that Respondent unseal and lodge the two documents. (Doc. 13.) On July 19, 2022, Respondent complied with Petitioner’s request by lodging a copy of the Marsden transcript in the public record. (Doc. 15.) However, Respondent did not lodge a copy of the confidential probation report. …