(HC)Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Case No. 1:21-cv-01554-JLT-EPG-HC

Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S

MOTIONS TO AMEND, MOTION TO

v. WITHDRAW PLEADINGS, MOTIONS TO

CONSOLIDATE, AND MOTION FOR

KEN CLARK, CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS

Respondent. (ECF Nos. 30, 36, 38, 39, 40, 43)

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER

EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE

TRAVERSE

18 Petitioner Lawrence Christopher Smith is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Before the Court are Petitioner’s motions to amend, motion for contempt proceedings, motion to withdraw pleadings, and motions to consolidate. (ECF Nos. 30, 36, 38, 39, 40, 43.) I. DISCUSSION A. Motions to Withdraw Pleadings and Consolidate Petitions (ECF Nos. 36, 39, 40) In the motion to withdraw pleadings, Petitioner seeks…