(DP) Vieira v. On Habeas Corpus
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
In re Case No. 1:23-cv-01085-JLT
RICHARD JOHN VIEIRA, DEATH PENALTY CASE
On Habeas Corpus. ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR WRIT
OF HABEAS CORPUS
14 Clerk to Close the Case 15 I. INTRODUCTION Richard John Vieira, a condemned state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this action on a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad Subjiciendum (the “Petition”) claiming that delays in ongoing state court exhaustion proceedings, relating to funding and/or appointing state appellate counsel, suspend and deny his federal right to challenge his 1992 murder conviction and death sentence rendered in Stanislaus County Superior Court Case No. 261617. (Doc. 2 at 1, 5-6, citing U.S. Constitution, art. I, § 9, cl. 2.2). Petitioner requests the Court deem his pending state petition exhausted, appoint new counsel, and grant relief thereon. (Id. at 4, 17.) II. SCREENING REQUIREMENT Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, this Court is…