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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEFFREY S. NEDD, Case No. 1:22-cv-00704-HBK (HC) Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S

MOTION FOR DISCOVERY

v. (Doc. No. 13) LANDON BIRD, Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner Jeffrey S. Need (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on June 10, 2022. (Doc. No. 1, “Petition”). On December 5, 2022, Petitioner filed a pleading entitled “Notice and Subpoena – Questions for Oral Deposition.” (Doc. No. 13). The Supreme Court has instructed federal courts to liberally construe the “inartful pleading[s]” of pro se litigants. See Boag v. MacDougall, 454 U.S. 364, 365 (1982). Thus, the Court construes Petitioner’s “Notice and Subpoena – Questions for Oral Deposition” as a motion for discovery. Although discovery is available pursuant to Rule 6 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 cases, it is granted only at the Court’s discretion, and upon a showing of good cause. …