Craven

Craven v. Robertson

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaSeptember 3, 20203:20-cv-01933California537 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KALVIN N. CRAVEN, Case No. 20-cv-01933-SI

Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v. AUGMENT RECORD AND

GRANTING EXTENSION OF

JIM ROBERTSON, TRAVERSE DEADLINE Respondent. Re: Dkt. Nos. 13,

12 Petitioner has filed a motion to augment the record in this habeas action with two cell phone videos and a surveillance video that were admitted in evidence at petitioner’s state court criminal trial. Docket No. 13. Respondent filed a response explaining that Respondent did not have access or control of the trial exhibits including the videos and that an order from this court to the Alameda County Superior Court would be necessary to obtain the videos. Docket No. 14. Respondent submitted copies of still photos from the videos, as only still photos had been served on Respondent during the state court appeal. Id. Federal habeas “review under [28 U.S.C.] § 2254(d)(1) is limited to the record that was …

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