Bonilla
Bonilla v. Ayers
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STEVEN W. BONILLA, Case No. 4:08-cv-00471-YGR
Plaintiff, DEATH PENALTY CASE
v. ORDER DENYING PRO SE MOTION
RON DAVIS, Warden, San Quentin State Prison, 11 Defendant.
13 Over the duration of this case, petitioner, Steven W. Bonilla, who is represented by 14 appointed counsel, has repeatedly filed pro se motions and documents lodging various complaints 15 or requesting measures of relief. With a docket now numbering just over 400 entries, a substantial 16 majority of those entries consist of petitioner’s pro se filings and the Court’s many orders 17 addressing such filings. On July 7, 2015, the Court entered an order (Dkt. No. 313) denying a 18 batch of pro se filings and directing petitioner to cease filing substantive pro se motions and, 19 instead, have counsel file such motions for him. The order permitted only a limited exception for 20 pro se motions concerning the adequacy of appointed counsel. Nevertheless, petitioner has 21 continued to send pro se…