Godwin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9

JASON CLAUDE EDWARDS, No. 2:20-cv-00530-TLN-DB

Petitioner, v. ORDER RON GODWIN, Acting Warden. 15 Respondent.

17 This matter is before the Court on Respondent Ron Godwin’s (“Respondent”) Motion for Immediate Remand of Petitioner Jason Claude Edwards (“Petitioner”) into State Custody. (ECF No. 54.) Petitioner filed an opposition. (ECF No. 60.) Respondent filed a reply. (ECF No. 61.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court hereby DENIES Respondent’s motion. On March 9, 2020, Petitioner filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel in his state criminal case. (ECF No. 1.) More specifically, Petitioner alleged his counsel failed to communicate a plea offer to him prior to trial that would have resulted in a six-year prison sentence. (ECF No. 30 at 2.) Instead, Petitioner went to trial, was found guilty, and was sentenced to 38 years to life in prison. (Id.) …