Sherman
(HC) Velasquez v. Sherman
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
RICARDO VELASQUEZ, No. 1:15-cv-01288-AWI-BAK (SAB) (HC)
Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S
MOTION FOR DISCOVERY AND
v. VACATING SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 MOTION
HEARING
STU SHERMAN, (ECF No. 81) Respondent.
16 Petitioner, represented by counsel, is a state prisoner proceeding with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner moves the Court for an order authorizing: (1) a subpoena commanding the attendance of Petitioner’s trial counsel, Antonio A. Reyes, to testify at a deposition, which shall be recorded by transcription; and (2) a subpoena duces tecum directing the custodian of record of the Tulare Police Department to produce test results of fingerprint evidence collected by the Tulare Police Department from the Jeep Grand Cherokee on or about October 5, 2009, in Tulare Police Department case number TG0909066. (ECF No. 81.) Respondent does not oppose the motion. (ECF No. 82.) Discovery is available pursuant to Rule…