Dorey

Dorey v. Gore

Good Law
United States District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaOctober 21, 20203:20-cv-01772California748 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEIGHTON B. DOREY, IV, Case No.: 20-CV-1772 TWR (MSB)

Petitioner,

ORDER (1) DISMISSING CASE

v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND (2)

DENYING MOTION TO PROCEED

WILLIAM GORE, County Sheriff,

IN FORMA PAUPERIS AS MOOT

Respondent. (ECF No. 2)

Petitioner, a person detained at the San Diego County San Diego Central Jail awaiting retrial following a hung jury, has filed a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, along with a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF Nos. 1–2.) He states that he is currently proceeding pro se in state court preparing for retrial, and that his rights to due process, a fair and speedy trial, and meaningful access to the courts are being denied because the San Diego Central Jail “does not afford the petitioner ample and appropriate law library access as required by the extraordinarily complex and challenging demands of a capital murder defense,…

Sign in to read the full opinion

Create a free account to read the complete opinion text, citation history, and good-law status for this case.