Woodford

(HC) (DP) Riel v. Woodford

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMarch 8, 20232:01-cv-00507California458 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLES D. RIEL, No. 2:01-cv-0507 MCE DB Petitioner, DEATH PENALTY CASE v. WARDEN, San Quentin State Prison, ORDER Respondent. 16 The court has received two handwritten letters from the petitioner, Charles Riel. (ECF Nos. 615, 616.) The court notes that petitioner is represented by counsel in this action and pro se filings by a represented party are improper. See United States v. Gwiazdzinski, 141 F.3d 784, 787 (7th Cir. 1998). Petitioner is encouraged to address any issues regarding this action with his attorney. The court notes that although petitioner indicates dissatisfaction with his attorney, it does not appear at this time that he is requesting a change of counsel at this time. (ECF No. 616 at 2-3, 5.) Additionally, petitioner indicated dissatisfaction with the conditions of his confinement. (ECF No. 615 at 8.) To the extent petitioner seeks to challenge his conditions of confinement he may exhaust all available…

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