Opinion
1:21-cv-00187-JLT-HBK (HC)
03-10-2023
MICHAEL ALAN YOCOM, Petitioner, v. KATHLEEN ALLISON, Respondent.
ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER'S REQUESTS FOR REVIEW OF PETITION TO THE LIMITED EXTENT SET FORTH HEREIN
(DOC. NOS. 80, 82)
HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Petitioner Michael Alan Yocom, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has pending a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1). Before the Court are two requests for judicial notice filed by Petitioner on December 14, 2022 and March 3, 2023, respectively. (Doc. Nos. 80, 82). Liberally construed, Petitioner asks the Court to take judicial notice of the “lengthy delay” in addressing the petition and issue a ruling. (Id.).
The Court has the discretion to manage its own docket. Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1261 (9th Cir. 1992). And while the Court endeavors to handle all matters as expeditiously as possible, this Court has “long labored under one of the heaviest caseloads in the nation.” See Standing Order in Light of Ongoing Judicial Emergency in Eastern District of California.
Accordingly, Petitioner is advised that the Court will issue findings and recommendations regarding his petition in due course. Therefore, Petitioner's requests for review are granted to the extent that the Court will consider and review this matter as quickly as its caseload permits.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED:
Petitioner's requests for review of the petition (Doc. Nos. 80, 82) are GRANTED to the limited extent that the Court will review this case as expeditiously as possible in light of its current caseload.