Warshaw
Warshaw v. Covello
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTOPHER D. WARSAW, Case No.: 19cv1578-CAB-MDD
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
v. ACCESS TO LEGAL MATERIALS,
A LAW LIBRARY, WRITING
MARCUS POLLARD,
MATERIALS, AND LEGAL CALLS
Defendant. [ECF No. 11] 16 17 Petitioner Christopher Warsaw (“Petitioner”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in a habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On October 16, 2019, Petitioner filed a motion for a court order instructing officers and employees of Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility to grant him access to legal materials, a law library, writing materials, and legal calls. (ECF No. 11 at 1). Since the filing of this motion, Petitioner filed an amended petition and a motion to proceed in forma 25 26 1 All pincite page references refer to the automatically generated ECF page pauperis. (ECF Nos. 13, 14). First, this Court lacks jurisdiction by way of habeas corpus proceedings to grant the…