Fairbanks

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BYRON MCCORD FAIRBANKS,

Case No. 19-05471 EJD (PR) Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE; v. GRANTING MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA COVELLO, P FA OU RP AE PR PI OS; I ND TE MNY EI NN TG O M FO TION

COUNSEL

Respondent. (Docket Nos. 3, 5)

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state conviction. Petitioner has filed a motion for appointment of counsel, (Docket No. 3), and a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, (Docket No. 5). 22 BACKGROUND Petitioner was convicted by a jury in Contra Costa County Superior Court of voluntary manslaughter. (Pet. at 1-2.) Petitioner was sentenced to 25 years to life on August 25, 2017. (Id. at 1.) 27 …