Opinion
1:22-cv-00523-JLT-EPG-HC
08-01-2023
KRISTOPHER WILLIAM LAWLESS, Petitioner, v. BRIAN CATES, Respondent.
ORDER DIRECTING RESPONDENT TO FILE COPY OF RESENTENCING HEARING TRANSCRIPT
Petitioner Kristopher William Lawless is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
Petitioner is proceeding with his sole remaining claim-ineffective assistance of counsel with respect to Petitioner's resentencing hearing. (ECF No. 28.) Respondent has filed an answer, and Petitioner has filed a traverse. (ECF Nos. 33-35.) However, Respondent has not provided the Court with a copy of the transcript of the resentencing hearing, which the Court finds will assist the Court in this matter
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that within fourteen (14) days of the date of this order, Respondent SHALL FILE a copy of the transcript of Petitioner's resentencing hearing. The transcript shall only be filed electronically and, to the extent practicable, provided in Optical Character Recognition (“OCR”) format.
IT IS SO ORDERED.