Samayoa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD SAMAYOA, Case No.: 00cv2118-W (AJB)

Petitioner,

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO

v. SHOW CAUSE AND GRANTING

PETITIONER’S MOTION TO

RONALD DAVIS, Warden,

AUTHORIZE AZ FPD TO

Respondent. REPRESENT PETITIONER IN

STATE COURT HABEAS

PROCEEDINGS RE COMPETENCY

17 Pending before the Court is Petitioner’s September 23, 2022, motion to authorize the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Arizona (“AZ FPD”) to represent him in state court habeas proceedings to challenge his competency to be executed under Ford v. Wainwright (1986) 477 U.S. 399. (ECF No. 129.) On October 5, 2022, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause why the motion should not be denied without prejudice as premature and requested a brief no longer than five pages in length from Petitioner on the matter. (ECF No. 130.) On October 6, 2022, Petitioner submitted a five page brief accompanied by 128 pages of…